To Our Meditation Course Participants (and everyone else who is willing to take part)—
As promised, I am posting something to reflect on this weekend in lieu of rescheduling our last session. I recommend reading it, pausing for a bit to let it sink in, and then answering the guide questions at the end (on your journal, or maybe something you can share with us on Saturday).
The Man Who Said Yes
A man went to a Buddhist monastery for a silent retreat. After he finished, he felt better, calmer, stronger, but something was missing. The teacher said he could talk to one of the monks before he left. The man thought for a while, then asked: “How do you find peace?” The monk said: “I say yes. To everything that happens, I say yes.” When the man returned home, he was enlightened.
The man is Kamal Ravikant, and he shares his interpretation of the monk’s advice:
“Most of our pain, most of our suffering comes from resistance to what is. Life is. And when we resist what life is, we suffer. When you can say yes to life, surrender to life and say: “Okay, what should I be now?” That’s where power comes from.”
Guide questions:
Which dimension/s of my life do I struggle with?
What is it that I have a hard time accepting in this/these area/s?
How can I surrender to life and reclaim my power?
Happy weekend, yogis! 🙏🏼
