For many people this takes the form of sitting meditation. It is best to sit before the disruptions and disharmonies of the day have had a chance to intrude. We are in a sensitive state just after awakening. To some extent, we are still participating in the rhythms of the night, the silence and stillness that enveloped us until a few minutes ago. We are very vulnerable at this time of the day.
Most heart attacks take place in the early morning.
But this vulnerability can become our strength, for it means that we are malleable and thus in a position to welcome spiritual influences that will help us to reshape ourselves in a positive way. Every religion offers its own variation on morning meditation, conforming not only to particular theological precepts but to varying cultural conditions. We provide here a basic morning sitting, developed and tested over decades by thousands of Practitioners from different traditions. Consider this sitting to be an open vessel, into which you may pour the understanding and methods of your own tradition. It may be used exactly as presented, or you may adapt it as needed.