Take some deep and in-out breaths, and check out the morning news inside
How is the state of your body? How is the state of your mind right now
We've been running around in the kitchen, running around with our chores for the morning
Now it's time to stop and take stock. Make sure that we haven't picked up any bad habits, haven't picked up any stray ideas
that are going to give us trouble if we don't take them out. So if you see anything inside the mind that's not conducive to the meditation, just sweep
it away. Think of the breath sweeping through the body, sweeping out all the cobwebs, both in the
body and the mind. Because this is the kind of news where once you know it, you can do something about it
The news in the world outside often is about things that are beyond our control
It induces a sense of helplessness. But here's the news, that you can do something about how you're breathing right now, something
you can change right now, how you're thinking right now is something you can change
So take stock, take a survey, and then do what needs to be done
Do what needs to be done. Because this is an area where you do have some power
Your karma in the present moment is something you can choose. We choose it willy-nilly anyhow, but we're often too distracted by other things to be
really clear about what choices we're making. But here you can take some time and look clearly at what you're doing
When you intend to do something, you can ask yourself, what do I expect out of this
All too often our choices go on automatic pilot. We have a vague general idea
But how many times have you asked somebody, why did you do that, and they have to stop
and think. We've often done that ourselves. Someone asks us, why did you do that, and you have to stop and think, what was my intention
But this is something you should be in touch with all the time
When you intend to do something, say something, think something, what do you expect
If you expect any harm, you don't do it. You have that power, you have that choice
So this is the most important news that you can be watching right now
The state of your body, the state of your mind right now
And then remember all the tools you have as a meditator for straightening things out inside