Ｗatching My Mind

I went for my jog again this morning. I told myself I had to make sure I do a proper jogging meditation today. I noticed recently that my mind has been working non-stop. No, it was’t my work. I observed that there’s this continuous internal chatter going on in me. I just had to do something about it. How? By observing it and hopefully put the thought down.

This was what I observed going through my mind during the six rounds I jogged:

First round: A family of four…father and three sons cycling together. Hmm…nice to see family-togetherness.

Second round: The bald man whom always brisk walks in the opposite direction from me. Ahhh…must remember to say hi to him.

Third round: A girl in a red t-shirt on the swing……hmm…that t-shirt looks familiar… I seem to have a similar one…

Fourth round: An old couple having their morning stroll hand-in-hand…so nice to see old couples still so loving.

Fifth round: Chiak…chiak…chiak…chiak…aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. The sound of someone dragging her feet while jogging.…so irritating! Better jog faster to get away from the sound.

Sixth round: A lady roller-blading…wow…looks quite stylish with the scarf on her head…is she Japanese? Now why is she signalling for me to give way to her??? Isn't it easier for her to manoeuvre away from me, the super-slow jogger?

See what happened to my mind? Everything that I saw, I either had an opinion or comment about it. That’s what makes my mind so busy, so tired. How do Zen masters do it? Red comes, only red…white comes only white…No thoughts at all. Just like that. Will I ever achieve that? So tough…