Our first 4th Sunday at 4 o'clock meditation session was glorious! Six of us shared the silence. The photo is the altar covered with a creation of Bob's grandmother more than fifty years ago.----- Synchronicity is at work! Just a few minutes ago I received a Yoga Journal article "Surrendering to Silence." Here is a short paragraph:
..........It's a quietness of heart rather than an imposed cessation of speech or activity. It is the recognition of a depth in each of us that has never spoken, a quiet that simply allows anything to arise and pass through the mental landscape. Rather than straining to try to silence our minds (a practically hopeless task). we can simply relax into the quiet that contains the mind; then we become more accustomed to noticing the quiet rather than fixating on the noise of mostly useless thoughts. The habit of relaxing into the still center of pure presence, no matter what the mind may be doing, becomes an effortless living meditation, rather than an effort to meditate and still the mind.
Mark your calendar now for the second 4th Sunday at 4 o'clock - September 25. This time we'll end with a labyrinth walk and you are welcome to stay in silence here in the Yogatorium or the labyrinth as long as you like. You are also welcome to borrow any of the books.
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