Meditation - emptiness and quietness

[Eva Morales]

I found the work of Sun Buer fascinating, because she “advocates for concentrating one’s heart/mind on Laozi’s concept of emptiness and quietness.” Her work was explained in terms of the role that women played in Daoism, but it can also be taken out of that context and applied in people’s current life. During my credential the concept of mindfulness was introduced, and due to the high turnover rate of teachers.This is due to the high levels of stress teachers experience with creating lesson plans and dealing with classroom management. Mindfulness emphasizes the importance of self-care, through doing activities we enjoy as well as through meditation. Meditation is similar to Laozi’s concept of emptiness and quietness. Meditation emphasizes the importance of self-awareness through learning how to breathe to de escalate the levels of stress or emotions. Meditation aims to put the mind at ease, which emphasizes emptiness in thought and quietness of one’s mind. I practice meditation daily and it has changed my life. Meditating daily has helped me be a better version of me, for myself and to service others.