The idea for this summary came to me during the second walking meditation of the second day.
OK! I failed. I didn’t concentrate enough. These things happen…
So I’ll tell you what I didn’t have for 10 days.
- I didn’t have internet.
- But I had 100% attention.
- I had no connection to the outside world.
- But I had an unprecedented connection with myself.
- For 5 days, not many words left my mouth.
- On the other hand, in the previous 46 years, there were a lot. I still have a lot to sacrifice on the altar of silence. No kidding! It felt really good to be speechless for whole days.
- I didn’t use my laptop for 9 days.
- So I had the opportunity to write by hand like I used to. I wrote the entire Wat Pa Tam Wua diary by hand on my paper tablet. Moreover, after a few days, I returned to my childhood habit of WRITE EVERYTHING IN CAPITAL LETTERS. It was a magical experience to come back here!
- I didn’t have dinner.
- But there was proof that eating twice a day is enough. (I’ve known this for sure since Koh Samui.)
- I didn’t eat meat for 10 days.
- But I can say that I lived on vegetarian food for 10 days without interruption.
- I didn’t have a soft bed.
- But I had the opportunity to remind myself every time I woke up and turned over that I was harder than the bed.
- I didn’t have shoes on for 10 days.
- All I can add to that is that it was freedom level 2.
- For 10 days, I didn’t do my little important things after 10 pm.
- But I got back an exercise that I had lost for 36-37 years. It was a gift.
- I lived in a closed area for 10 days.
- In return, I got so much visual experience that 10 hours wouldn’t be enough to show you everything.
- I drank very little coffee for 10 days.
- I had the opportunity to taste even more tea.
- I lived in a very monotonous squirrel wheel for 10 days.
- I got enough experiences, memories and experiences for years in exchange for the time spent with routine.
I have already decided whether the “wasn’t” or the “was” side is the “real” one.
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