I've never taken the time to look at it. Why not?
That's the beauty of being here. I'm learning massively and I have time to reflect on it and on my life. We are in silence for most of the day. We meditate twice a day :-)
Day 3 - I think I've found it! Things've fallen into place. Have been missing something, looking for something, I didn't know what exactly. I've found the last piece of the puzzle. The picture is completed. I can see what's on it :-)
I'm out of the monastery.
Wow! That was a ride! But I had my belt fasten, for a change :-)
I knew it all along. It's a basic upbringing. The principals are obvious: having compassion, patience, kindness to everybody, regardless of temporary and constantly changing feelings, attitudes, situations, living a present moment.... It's a common sense. I preach it to my clients all the time :-)
But I needed to hear it and I needed to hear it now. Now it was the time, I was ready. On my way I was accumulating experiences. Especially during this last a couple of months in India and Nepal, when I have time to live things, slow down, look and search. It feels like now was the culmination of my path - I have finally reached home...inside me...
Buddhism puts all these principals into a systematic philosophy, logical explanations. It gives a work /mind frame, from which you can derive some guidelines and reminders. It just make sense to me. Maybe I needed a religion... :-)I left Kopan in a very peaceful state of mind. Normally, after such an intensive experience, I'd look back with a sentiment, clinging to the emotions and people connected to the place. This time I left without looking back, looking actually forward. It's like I came to Kopan, took what I needed and get on my way. Or rather on my Way :-)
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