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Morning Commute

Morning Commute: 

Trains. Crowds. Hustle. Late.

 These are the words that summarize my morning commute. Working in NY and living in NJ can be exhausting. I have large bags carrying lunch, gym clothes, snacks, make up, and all other necessities that are needed for being out for ten hours at a time. I have blisters from running to catch the train, and heavy coats and scarves to cover my freezing body and chapped face as I walk to the crowded streets of the Financial District to get to my office. The entire ordeal is insanity mixed with stress, and topped off with angry looks when I show up five minutes late to the 9 am meeting...

 Commuting can suck the life out of me, and leave me feeling so exhausted, frustrated, and angry (especially when the trains are canceled or running late) so what can I do? How can I make this entire process pleasure instead of pain? 

  By making my commute my ME time.

 My morning commute time is the time that I disconnect from my phone, and  reconnect to my soul and my eternal relationship to God. I bring my beads and practice mantra meditation on the train. In mantra meditation I am saying the mantra: Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. These three words are the names of God that when repeated on each bead, brings me closer and closer to realizing my eternal-self and my eternal relationship to the divine. This mantra brings me so much comfort and solace so early in the morning. By CALLING out the names of God and LISTENING to my voice say the names, I am solidifying that I am a lost soul, placed in this world of chaos, and yearning to go back to the eternal abode to be with God, and live in full bliss, knowledge, and happiness

 Starting my morning with this intention and realization allows me to be more PRESENT in my work, my relationships, and my self. 

 It’s not always easy. Sometimes (actually most of the time), I am so frustrated, distracted, and overwhelmed that my rounds are half-assed, as I am thinking about my million to-dos, and I am not comprehending the full potential of my meditation. However, even then, I STILL feel so at ease when I get to work. I wonder how I could be if I was determined, alert, and focused while I was chanting. The services I could do, the energy I could contain, the people I could love, the constant bliss I could feel. 

 For now, I will continue to meditate, praying it keeps me sane in a world full of worry and woes. 

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