Do you meditate? Whenever I used to take yoga classes, there would be periods of silence, and the teacher would instruct us to look within ourselves, let go of any passing thoughts or emotions, and clear our mind -- make it as blank as possible. I always struggled with this. I couldn't just let go of my thoughts, which were many and fast-moving. They seemed to float around in my mind, and as soon as I tried to move past one, another caught my attention. I recently read a blog post on Medium from someone who did a 10-day silent meditation retreat. Despite the challenges the author experienced while attempting to meditate all day, there were times when he "got so deep into it that [his] mind starting doing some crazy stuff."
Eventually, “there wasn’t anything else but peace. No thoughts, no ego, no emotions.” While everyone’s experience with meditation is different, reading this made me crave that experience.
I don’t know if a silent meditation retreat is in my future, because ironically I need sound in order to reach inner peace. White noise, or ambient music, is the only thing that tames my thoughts and allows me to fully let go. With that in mind, I bring you this week’s Sunday Night Chill.
