Here’s a taste of my latest post at the What Meditation Really Is Blog.
“In the practice of meditation, having developed a sense of trust in oneself, slowly that expands its expression outward, and the world becomes a friendly world rather than a hostile world. You could say that you have changed the world: you have become the king or queen of the universe.
On the other hand, you can’t exactly say that, because the world has come toward you, to return your friendship. It tried all kinds of harsh ways to deal with you at the beginning, but finally the world and you begin to speak with each other, and the world becomes a real world, a completely real world, not at all an illusory world or a confused world. It is a real world. You begin to realize the reality of elements, the reality of time and space, the reality of emotions—the reality of everything.”
-Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
It’s easy to unwittingly use meditation as an escape from the real world.
Especially in these busy and chaotic times. We seek peace. We seek respite. Meditation can become a safe, cozy cocoon, where you attempt to withdraw to drown out the tornado of life….
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