If your meditation is not making you more peaceful…

Hello you wonderful human. How do I know you’re wonderful? Because you are interested in meditation and your spiritual journey. Case closed.

Many of us wonder how we can achieve the inner peace and tranquility of the great teachers we love. This is an excellent quest. However, most of these great teachers (you may notice) are wearing robes. Why? Because they are monastics. We are not, presumably. Yet we seek to follow teachings that emphasize asceticism, non-attachment, and removing emotional afflictions. If we lived in monasteries and wanted to focus exclusively on practice, study, and contemplation, this would make a lot of sense. However, when we try to apply them to the life of a householder (i.e. our lives), we run into trouble. It’s not possible to be an ascetic when we have a full household. We can’t be non-attached in this world of great beauty and sorrow, where our very best is needed to create a better world. Emotional afflictions are simply part of the territory. So…now what?

Please have a listen to this short talk for some ideas. And let me know what you think. I may have rambled a bit as I searched for ways to express what may be inexpressible. You tell me. 

With love, 
Susan

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