A dear friend who had been meditating in the early hours of the morning in our old sanctuary came to my place this morning. Together we kicked off our Early Morning Meditation Practice here in Findhorn at 7 am this morning. She walked in the dark and rain, and brought a brand new fat white candle with her. We sat in the silence for an hour together.
What can happen in an hour of silence? Why do we bother to keep up the practice?
Usually I have a busy mind. My monkey mind likes to jump from a branch to another branch of thought and feelings. In my meditation practice I allow my mind to have its way ... to jump, run, somersault, anything it wants. Slowly I allow a gap ~ a tiny winy space between my thoughts and feelings, and me. That tiny winy space makes all the difference. I can then observe my thoughts, and not be attached to them. I can experience my feelings, and have some space to observe them. The tiny winy space in my mind, allows for transformation. This is a reason why a daily, or a regular practice of meditation is rather significant.
For me tending to the tiny winy space inside my own mind helps me to turn my fear and prejudices into kindness.
After our one-hour-long sitting in silence, we hugged before she parted. With a sense of heavenly joy, I started my day.
What can happen in an hour of silence? Why do we bother to keep up the practice?
Usually I have a busy mind. My monkey mind likes to jump from a branch to another branch of thought and feelings. In my meditation practice I allow my mind to have its way ... to jump, run, somersault, anything it wants. Slowly I allow a gap ~ a tiny winy space between my thoughts and feelings, and me. That tiny winy space makes all the difference. I can then observe my thoughts, and not be attached to them. I can experience my feelings, and have some space to observe them. The tiny winy space in my mind, allows for transformation. This is a reason why a daily, or a regular practice of meditation is rather significant.
For me tending to the tiny winy space inside my own mind helps me to turn my fear and prejudices into kindness.
After our one-hour-long sitting in silence, we hugged before she parted. With a sense of heavenly joy, I started my day.
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