Meditation: Reading and Doing

My spiritual reading each morning is a tranquil and inspiring experience. I usually listen to some soft classical music as I read, and there are typically a few candles burning in the room. The silence of the night is still present, giving me the feeling that I am preparing myself for the coming day before it arrives. I often finish the last sentence of the reading with a burst of joy, knowing that I have been in contact with some of the great truths of the universe. However, reading is one thing, and doing is quite another. To paraphrase a popular saying, I can read the read, but I can’t always do the do. I often completely forget about my morning reading as I go through the busy minutes of my school day. It’s as though the reading fills my pockets with valuable coins, but the pockets have holes in them and the coins slip quietly out during the day. Perhaps today I can wear pockets without holes. Perhaps I can remember important truths I came across this morning, like the simple fact that the universe (including my students and I) is a spiritual creation, and that all power is spiritual, not material. Maybe today I can do what I read about. After spending an hour or more taking in glorious truths in the morning, it would be foolish not to bask in them throughout the day.