Sunday morning and I woke up feeling rather fresh. I had a fantastic collection of Buddhist melody somewhere in my apartment; I knew I wanted to meditate with that sound in the background. After going through piles of disks, I finally unearth the hidden gem. Its raining, I open the balcony door and a gust of fresh air engulf my space. The slow rhythm of ‘
It is indeed a perfect setting to meditate. I sit down and close my eyes. I start counting my exhalation from one to four and repeat the count. Thoughts, now I thought I had it controlled but all hell broke loose after few minutes. The constant chain of thoughts started to form am irregular pattern in my mind and I had to open my eyes. It was interesting to note the calm environment and the setting and yet the unrest within me. I noticed a metal Buddha statue and brought that near me. I started to focus on it and meditate. This worked for a bit until I started to notice the various irregularities in the art. I wondered why there was a third eye or something that resembled a third eye on the Buiddha’s forehead, maybe this one was a fusion of Buddha and Lord Shiva (a Hindu God) but surely Buddha didn’t have such droopy eyes, it was supposed to be half open not half baked!!! Well this clearly didn’t work for me.
I closed my eyes again. This time I went back to drawing on thoughts and bubbles. I followed a thought; I wrapped it in a small tiny bubble and as the thought progressed, so grew the bubble. At the end, I would scoop it and gently place it on the river bed. The bubble would float and so would the thought with it. Something seemed to be working and it did. I meditated for the longest time that I can remember staying still. I don’t think it was very long but I can attest that it was the longest stretch I have spent without letting my thoughts run wild in the open fields at one sitting. The song changed and I knew I had done my part for the day. I felt refreshed and light. I let a smile and started my day with a burst of energy..
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