This post is really fascinating for someone like me that just started meditation. It both show me that even with a lot of practice, not everything goes as expected; and that it’s possible to actually make progress on the things dragging you down (the “what will I say?” for you, the “it will soon be over, and it’s tragic” for me). Thanks!
At the beginning of the retreat, the teachers mentioned that people ask them what to expect during a retreat, and they said something along the lines of “well basically anything can happen, every retreat is different”. So maybe one result of extended practice is accepting that there isn’t even such a thing as things going as expected, because you learn not to have any expectations in the first place—and that that’s part of the fun, something new each time. :)
This post is really fascinating for someone like me that just started meditation. It both show me that even with a lot of practice, not everything goes as expected; and that it’s possible to actually make progress on the things dragging you down (the “what will I say?” for you, the “it will soon be over, and it’s tragic” for me). Thanks!
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At the beginning of the retreat, the teachers mentioned that people ask them what to expect during a retreat, and they said something along the lines of “well basically anything can happen, every retreat is different”. So maybe one result of extended practice is accepting that there isn’t even such a thing as things going as expected, because you learn not to have any expectations in the first place—and that that’s part of the fun, something new each time. :)