One way to be serious about meditation is to retreat to a cave. I can understand this, as a cave is dark, and there is not a lot to detract from one mindedness. But according to cartoons in the New Yorker, mystics seem to gravitate to mountaintops. I live in a beautiful place. It is easy to feel refreshed and elevated by the beauty of the Earth, but when I am watching a red-tailed hawk or a lizard, or wondering about the people who made these petroglyphs I am certainly not meditating.
Monday, April 13, 2009
A Buddhist's Diary April 4th 2009
One way to be serious about meditation is to retreat to a cave. I can understand this, as a cave is dark, and there is not a lot to detract from one mindedness. But according to cartoons in the New Yorker, mystics seem to gravitate to mountaintops. I live in a beautiful place. It is easy to feel refreshed and elevated by the beauty of the Earth, but when I am watching a red-tailed hawk or a lizard, or wondering about the people who made these petroglyphs I am certainly not meditating.
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