The Importance of Finding Convenient Conditions for Meditation

There is something about taking ourselves away from the busyness of lives and actually finding a dedicated space for meditation. We can meditate anywhere, but there is something helpful about finding conducive conditions. A little while ago, I had a good fortune to go back to one of the monasteries I trained in,. One of the Tibetan monks was telling us about his retreat house out the back of where he lives. And it's a very particular type of retreat. There are some types of retreats that I'm familiar with them, but I still find extraordinary.