I've been driving this beautiful vehicle of a human body around for 25 years but I've never consulted the user's manual. I've explored some of my physical limitations through competitive soccer and some of my psychological limitations through personal experiences with grief, depression, and the challenging process of writing a thesis on positive death-care. But I've never created space in my life to dive deep into the capacities and limitations of my psycho-spiritual being.
I'm about to embark on three months of meditation practice at the Center for Mindful Learning - a center dedicated to personal awakening and service to the monastic community and the world. It's starting to get cold up here in Burlington, Vermont and will get colder still through the months of December, January, February, March. I am so grateful to be here - even relieved.
My intention is to truly truly begin to understand the workings of my own mind; to begin to free myself from the prison that my own mind can become. To become well versed and knowledgeable of all the beautiful tools that this form has provided to me. And to find the inner strength, courage, patience, and compassion to harness the power of those tools to the best of my ability. I believe I will be both clearing the debris and detritus from the dusty corners of my mind and heart and beginning to learn just what this form is capable of. Getting out of my own way, learning the way my body wants to move, connect, activate, becoming a master of this form and understanding and surrendering to my own limitations and capacities. I am excited to explore what this form is capable of and above all else I am excited to give myself to great love - to express love in all of my actions, thoughts, and relationships - both with myself and the psycho-spiritual intimacy of my meditation community.
Let the adventures begin!!
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