Tuesday, April 24, 2012
As the Abbot continued talking his intensity increased. He urged us to go beyond relaxation, to explore the deeper aspects of meditation. Pratice, practice, practice. As he continued building on all the components of meditation we were struck by the transformation from shy Abbot shuffling down the room, to the person urging us to “go beyond”. Finally he stopped, looked around sheepishly and apologized for going over the allotted time. Not without another discussion on merit. Here we go again.