Into the silence,
to see things as they are.
Two weeks out from entering a space empty of external distractions. Starting on October 4th, I will take part in a 10 day Vipassana Meditation Retreat.
Myself and my mind: a relationship I’ve come to know, but never one I’ve cultivated to the depth of what’s to come.
Who am I? What am I to find?
Vipassana: this is a form of meditation where you sit in silence for ten days. No speaking, writing, or action beyond sitting in meditation. The word itself translates as “to see things as they are.”
I was asked for my intention. The intention is in Vipassana’s translation. All I want is clarity and the truth.
If I’m to see things as they are:
-It starts with myself. Who am I, beyond the constructs of identity we’ve come to define as self? Can I take responsibility for all of this life I’m living as my own creation?
-I must look at myself in relation to the rest of the world. Can I see the world as it is? What is a beginner’s mind? There is so much to experience when I drop my own stories projected on reality. Can I live life with awestruck wonder and delight in accepting the beauty of all things?
-Finally, I must embrace the mystery. Can I embrace the pleasures, spontaneity, and even impulses of my heart’s desire? Living life too rigidly leaves you a slave to structure. How can I balance needed discipline with the acceptance of what one many call vices? There is no perfection, yet this is paradoxically creating perfect order.
As nights grow longer and the world grows colder, there is a tendency to shelter ourselves from the coming darkness. But we must always remember, there is nothing to fear when we have the courage to open our heart.
May the great mystery guide us all into a deeper expression of our soul’s calling. Let the light guide you home.
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