Meditators with lots of sloth and torpor mind states don’t need to stop meditating. Recognizing that their mind state is just a temporary and transient experience, they can do all kinds of skillful things while they wait for it to pass. They can open their eyes. They can take deep breaths. They can sit up straight. They can do walking meditation instead of sitting meditation, because nobody falls asleep walking. Most important, they can not identify with the mind state as if it’s a reflection of them or their character in any way. They are not slothful people but people for whom low energy in
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