The best thing that help with chaos for me is meditation.
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Yeah I need to figure out ways in which to get into meditation! I think my challenge is the time I need to spend doing it and figuring it out.
Jiddu Krishnamurthi is one of the best places to start. I have been meditating since childhood and I have read many books and been in many meditation sessions (mainly Theravada Buddhist). When I hear of any content on meditation from the west, I am often disappointed.
There are many layers to meditation and it is presented as something one could do while,
- Standing
- Sitting
- Lying down
- Moving
In other words, you could meditate anywhere at any time. One of the simplest places to start is concentrating on your breath. This is the simplest type of meditation and it is called "Anapanasati". There are reasons to call it the best type of mediation as it is said that all Buddhas practice Anapanasati before attaining enlightenment.
Even while you are going though everyday tasks, you could regularly refocus your attention on your inhaling and exhaling to improve your presence and calmness of the mind. This does not mean you intentionally control your breathing. Anapanasati is about having the awareness of your inhaling and exhaling. There is nothing to be added or removed to the process. In a sense I could say that I have complexly taught this entire branch of meditation in this short comment.
sati means mindfulness; ānāpāna refers to inhalation and exhalation