Google Maps, dogs, a river and a lost trail. The 900 meters from the church turned into a jungle hike. I arrived alive.
227. | So, what happened here? Summary II.
I came to this Buddhist forest temple because I wasn’t happy here yet.
226. | It wasn’t there for 10 days and yet it was there. Summary I.
I feel more and more strongly that I must give in order to receive. The church has given clear teaching on this.
225. | 10 days barefoot 11: the last hours
I left the temple, but it did not leave me.
224. | 10 days barefoot 10: the last two full days
As the temple series neared its end, the picture came together. I was certain: I had spent a wonderful 10 days at Wat Pa Tam Wua.
223. | 10 days barefoot 9: breakthrough
This article is full of sentences that suggest uncertainty in its wording. But I have no uncertainty at all, I really felt what was happening today!
222. | 10 days barefoot 8: meditation experiences
I walk, I sit, I lie down. My body aches, my attention is scattered, but I start again. Here I am not learning to understand, but to practice.
221. | 10 days barefoot 7: why am I staying?
It doesn’t have to give anything. I’ll stay like this. The frame, the silence, the cold morning are gifts in themselves.
220. | 10 days barefoot 6: it works with few words
I felt pain. It hurts when the space that could take you forward becomes a playground.
219. | 10 days barefoot 5: body pain and common prayers
My body hurts. I’m straightening up inside. Pain is not a punishment – maybe it’s training.