You are "waking up".!!!! By aware it in fact you had wakes up but still do not reach that level of realization to move into greater understanding ............in Buddhism is all about YOU , your will will makes you get up , your knowledge will makes up get up , your determination will makes you get up and your realization will makes up always changing .................

By asking others for help is just a factor or it can even can be an accuses for not getting up ..............

I had problems too from a nice sleep but what I do is ....I open my eyes , look around for a few second and aware of what I do and my bed will never seems comfortable anymore ..............

In Buddhism there is NO practice that you have to do or had to practice .......realizing you is the practice , awake to aware in each moment of your life is the practice so if you force yourself to do something " not exciting" compare to your " nice sleep"........ofcouse anyone will choose to sleep .......

You NEED to awake to aware all your action including " sitting zazen"........if you never aware it , understand it , accepted it and realize it ...you just practice becouse monk told you do so.......it will be a force practice .......and this force practice can never beat a nice sleep...............YOU MUST BE AWAKE to AWARE all actions by yourself NOT by listening to your "teacher"....as they NEVER you and never should be you ...you are always alone .

Thks

CSEe

Quote: "This morning I woke up too early (by my previous standards), jumped out of my bed and was prepared for 20min of zazen. But then I heard the noice from outside (cars speeding, lots of noice in building sites nearby and so on). How do I practice with all this noice? I know that when you are very advanced you meditate in buses and walking down the busy street. What about beginners?"
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Ear plugs.

Quote: "Quote: "I'm with you! But what I have been doing is, starting with small increments. Perhaps, instead of meditating 30 min, you can meditate for 3 and build up that way. If you can't even do that, why not meditate in your bed? Just lay there and practice you breath or count numbers. "
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While small steps seem to be fine and some progress is made ....
It is not like the journey of a thousand mile .. starting with one step.
This journey needs leaps and bounds and effort beyond that of a minute here and a minute there.

You are born and you will die.
Continue with your slow start and death will find you before you reach the gate
Then, where are you and where will your practice be then??

No, make a leap and jump into it.
Make the effort and sit. Practice for days if you must.
But, remember that it only takes an instant to change .... hahaha
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Wise child words.