Chapter 42

           

           Thefollowingmorning,Iarriverightontimeforthe4:00AMmeditationsessionwhichalwaysstartsthedayhere.Wearemeanttositforanhourinsilence,butIlogtheminutesasiftheyaremiles-sixtybrutalmilesthatIhavetoendure.Bymile/minutefourteen,mynerveshavestartedtogo,mykneesarebreakingdownandI’movercomewithexasperation.Whichisunderstandable,giventhattheconversationsbetweenmeandmymindduringmeditationgenerallygosomethinglikethis:

           Me:OK,we’regoingtomeditatenow.Let’sdrawourattentiontoourbreathandfocusonthemantra.OmNamahShivaya.OmNamahShiv-

           Mind:Icanhelpyououtwiththis,youknow!

           Me:OK,good,becauseIneedyourhelp.Let’sgo.OmNamahShivaya.OmNamahShi-

           Mind:Icanhelpyouthinkofnicemeditativeimages.Like-hey,here’sagoodone.Imagineyouareatemple.Atempleonanisland!Andtheislandisintheocean!

           Me:Oh,thatisaniceimage.

           Mind:Thanks.Ithoughtofitmyself.

           Me:Butwhatoceanarewepicturinghere?

           Mind:TheMediterranean.Imagineyou’reoneofthoseGreekislands,withanoldGreektempleonit.No,nevermind,that’stootouristy.Youknowwhat?Forgettheocean.Oceansaretoodangerous.Here’sabetteridea-imagineyou’reanislandinalake,instead.

           Me:Canwemeditatenow,please?OmNamahShiv-

           Mind:Yes!Definitely!Buttrynottopicturethatthelakeiscoveredwith…whatarethosethingscalled-

           Me:JetSkis?

           Mind:Yes!JetSkis!Thosethingsconsumesomuchfuel!They’rereallyamenacetotheenvironment.Doyouknowwhatelseusesalotoffuel?Leafblowers.

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