Ever expanding:
I'm always a little amused over the debate on meditation, with some stating that it's a practice of little value for awakening and others claiming that it's key, perhaps even vital for it to happen. Honestly, I have little concern over the matter, at least not any longer, having meditated for three decades and having my own sense of awakening, profound, and even now, years later, being ever expanding. Meditation is transformational, I am witness to that through the ongoing changes of my life, being able to view the process through the quiet reflection that my practice offers. Yoga, meditation, and self-inquiry have brought me no small degree of joy and an even greater freedom from many addictions, most of them being far too subtle for notice until my mind was calm enough for me to see them.
was meditation the true cause for any of this?
the truth is, I don't know, and it really doesn't matter to me. Meditation is an easy, seamless part of my life, a joyful encounter with a deep silence that brings forth an infinite sense of creativity and inspiration. My world is enhanced by this practice, ever expanding in curiosity and wonder. What I find is that these aren't results, but more truly being the experience of meditation itself, spilled over my time of sitting into the reality of my everyday world.
seamless.
maybe it's different for those on the other side of this debate, probably so, as there seems to be a need to argue their point. I see no reason for me to join in this discussion, to present my own example as proof of anything at all. Meditation doesn't lead to anything, it simply reveals who we already are at the very depth of our identity.
and our world expands from there.
~
Peace, Eric
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