The Instruction of "No Instruction"

Meditation could be regarded as being very similar to the automobile. There are many types of automobiles. Some are fast, sleek and sexy. Some are very comfortable and fun to drive. Some are real clunkers and are major gas hogs. You have compacts and sub-compacts. SUVs and Trucks: on road and off road.

The goal here, if it could be said that there is a goal, is transportation.

Everybody and their brother is looking to sell you a car. And you may be suited to one mode of transportation and I, another.

But we must agree that it is imperative that you first learn to drive, and drive safely. Eyes on the road. That is what Loving Kindness - Inner Smile meditation is all about.

I recently warned about one digging too many wells: You end up with many holes and you find that you have no water. These ancient meditation techniques are a firm foundation from which to later broaden out your meditation studies if you so choose to do so.

And I encourage you to do so.

But don't be so quick to get caught up with Lamborghini, Mercedes or Monster Trucks. Let us begin by learning to drive. Feeling the wind in our hair.