10/07/2023
In the description of insights that are classically born of meditation practice, one is known as knowledge and vision of what is path and what is not-path. What should we trust? What can we rely on? Within the context of formal meditation, this insight is a reminder not to be distracted by shiny things—by bright lights or lovely visions—but to keep practicing by paying attention, being mindful, until we are abiding in equanimity or peace. Don’t settle for low-hanging fruit. Those experiences, like all experiences, come and go, and are exciting and lovely, but also beside the point of being free.
The true transformation comes within us, with how we approach everything—pleasant, painful, or neutral. It comes from what is born of connection, of openness. It comes from what is molded from the material that life presents us. We learn we can be steadier, more centered, more attuned, more loving, no matter what is going on. And we see that we can learn from our mistakes, rather than considering ourselves irredeemable and calling ourselves utter failures for not executing something perfectly. This, too, in life is a point where we can discern what is the path (everything is something we can learn from) and what is not the path (the opposite).
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