Author: WayneWI
Hi Vishallama -
Thank you for this post - your report has been very similar to something I could have written about this time last year. Unfortunately, I did pretty much stop sitting for a pretty long time.
What Florian said about the maps seems to be true in my case,. I am really geeked about the maps right now. If you have not done so already, I highly recommend going back and reading Daniels book cover to cover, even if you think you understood parts of it pretty well. I am finding out first-hand that it is dripping with tips and pointers and explanations that I missed (I had only read parts) or that I am seeing in a new way and I am confident you will be ripe for new information.
There are a few things I found useful for making the meditation "fun" again. I would love to hear anyone comments on the value of these techniques. One thing I did was try to find triggers. I would use that moment to establish my breath, much like at the start of meditating. I focus on the breath . Maybe 10 seconds, maybe even a minute or two. Long enough to make the breath really comfortable. I would abide in that stillness for only a short time, then I would gradually open my awareness by noticing everything around me. Sound, smell, feeling of clothes, temperatures, etc.. This "opening" might be a matter of seconds. Then I would go about my business.
A trigger I use is when I turn the key in my motorcycle. It is my primary vehicle so that is at least 2x/day for work/home. Then if I go somewhere, that is a "bonus'.

Another trigger was heating water for tea. 2 minutes. Perfect amount of time for a good trigger. I added new triggers if I dropped others. It was sort of a concentration game and also the minute after establishing the breath, it seems (for me) to help tune you in to impermanence. Everything, noise, sound, light, sensations. Vibrations are easily sensed at this point.(cont..)