I am grateful that I’ve been meditating outdoors this summer. via /r/gratitude

I’ve meditated for years but this summer I’ve moved to meditating outdoors. With my kids home there is always so much noise and it makes indoor meditation much harder. To be honest, many summers my frequency of meditation has gone way down just for this reason. This summer, however, I get outside beyond the sound of electronics, TikTok videos, phone calls and etc.

I have really come appreciate meditating amongst the sound of birds, the breeze on my skin, the relief of sitting in the shade and even the noises of life beyond my yard. It has helped me connect to everything in a fuller way. While meditating outside I could be in a forest in Nepal where to Buddha once sat or on the banks of the sacred Ganges where many saints and devas have mediated or I could be right here in my backyard by the roses and pear tree. Ultimately, it’s all the same. I am in all those places and ten thousand others. They are also all within me.