How to Avoid Burnout When Every Day Is Like the Last: Tips from a Buddhist Monk
'22.10.2020'
Source: IncRussia.ru
Zen monastery is the perfect place to survive the pandemic. Daniel Sothen Lynch, who lives at the Great Vow Monastery in Oregon, spoke about his experience and ways to avoid burnout. IncRussia.ru.
Daniel Sothen Lynch is "in quarantine" with two Roshi (teachers) and a Tibetan lama.
Every day he wakes up at four in the morning to do a two-hour meditation. He also ends his day with a few hours of meditation and goes to bed after 22:00.
Once a month, Hundreds do a weekly retreat, during which they meditate for most of the day. He also works in the monastery - keeping an eye on the territory and order. During the pandemic, the monk actively participated in conducting seminars for laymen.
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The key to avoiding burnout, Lynch says, is the ability to "get in touch with a part of yourself that just can't burn out." This ability develops along with the practice of meditation. Hundred explained how to reach it faster.
You don't need to change your surroundings to keep it interesting
To an outsider, Lynch's life may seem monotonous. But for him it is really exciting.
“It's like a little mini adventure that starts every day. Day after day I live according to the same routine, but five minutes before I enter the meditation room, I never know what it will be like, ”says Daniel.
Do work that doesn't cause you ethical conflict
Lynch's priority is to do everything so that other people have the opportunity to feel awakened. He sees his mission in taking care of the property that allows them to achieve this state.
Don't jeopardize your health
Lynch regularly runs in the hills around the monastery.
“I am very sensitive to this practice. I have all the useful elements in my day. And it refreshes me, ”he explains.
Integrate hobbies into life
Lynch composes music for the liturgy. “It's very, very energizing,” says the man. He also conducts and arranges music for a local rock and marimba band. According to him, a hobby makes you feel competent, autonomous and interested. "Quarantine is a great time to realize yourself in this way."
Embrace pandemic alarm
All of today's fear, financial insecurity, and loneliness are opportunities.
“Be interested in this concern and its causes. Invest in researching what stress is. Tell yourself, "I am suffering." What is this suffering? How do you know that you really don't like the current situation? What's your problem? " - the Buddhist reflects.
Meditate, meditate, meditate
“The weekly retreats we do once a month are like rebirth,” says Sothen.
During this period, all details and problems literally disappear. The past and the future go away, and there are not even other people. And then when you return, you will see people and problems again.
