No pilgrimage required. No need to visit beautifully adorned temples or visit holy sites. No need to climb sacred mountains or gaze upon the sea. No need for great ceremony or even for great preparation. No need for a sangha (community), although, being a part of one can certainly be a bonus. No, the only things needed are time set aside, a chair, and a meditation technique to quiet the body and still the mind. Kriya Yoga works for me, but other paths and traditions work just as well.
Sages have been telling seekers this for millennia.
Enter into thy closet and pray. (paraphrase of Matthew 6:6)
Retiring alone to a quiet place, the yogi should constantly try to unite with the soul. (Bhagavad Gita, Ch. VI, v.10)
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. (Buddhist tradition)
Today, once again, I experienced the truth of these traditions. Sit still, quiet the mind, and launch oneself into the Infinite. Truth never fails. Neither does simplicity.
(My thanks to all who joined our Christmas Meditation this morning, the devotion of our sangha helping to elevate our own individual efforts.)
1 comment:
Beautiful reflection, Brenda. Wish I could have been with y'all in person, although was with you in spirit. So true. I'm reminded of a phrase that echoes what you so beautifully shared with us: "It's difficult to do what's easy, when it's easy not to do it." It's so simple and "easy," which paradoxically, is what makes it "easy NOT to do it." Thanks for calling us back to "home," which is within.... Merry Christmas!
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