Vipassanya
In a little less than a month, I will be on my way to Massachusetts for a 10-day meditation retreat. In case you missed Michael’s post last year about Vipassanya, let me briefly explain what this entails: no email, no computers, no phone…no talking or even journaling for the full ten days.
When Michael went last year, I have to admit I was concerned that he would come back brainwashed or traumatized or both. It just did not seem like a safe position to put yourself in – entirely cut off from the world, and in a sense, even from your own thoughts. However, he came back with no notable damage and evaluated the program as having a highly positive effect on his life. Thus, I feel more comfortable with it and I’m going to go ahead and do it this year.
I’m looking forward to it very much, and feel that this is the best time in my life for the experience. I feel I need this space to just be – silent and ‘unproductive’ – without feeling the guilt that I should be doing something else.
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April 21, 2005
Allegory of the Cave
As I've mentioned, it is my plan to censor myself less and to step out of my comfort zone more. In an attempt to do so, I am going to do something that I absolutely would not normally do - post a poem I wrote. Here goes - it's called Allegory of the Cave:
You and I together
On this path alone,
And I barely know you.
Glimpses of your radiant perfection,
Spotting your reflection,
In the eyes of today’s beloved.
The blessing of your presence
Always just too distant,
Breaking my heart as you stray.
Mournful suffering of anticipated pain
As the mirror’s pulled from my grasp.
An embracing from within.
Shadow’s form conceived reveals
Blissful comfort I could not find
Perfect love, sweet Divine.
