As my day went by, I lived in all of these places within my mind. Reality took on many different qualities. When I was frustrated, I noticed things to be frustrated with, everywhere. When I rested in to my body or reflected on what I had already achieved, things felt easier - safer. When I thought of the future and all the things I would have to do, things felt unsafe. The world was full of colours, bright and dark, many of which I had painted on, myself. I think it’s always like this. Expectations colour our world as brushstrokes colour the canvas.
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A prayer to Kali: “May I offer conscious space to what is dark and violent within myself. May I be hospitable and present to internal struggle and conflict. May I never ruin a smile by using it to suppress truth. May I never bastardise positivity by using it to suffocate a live emotion. May my practice teach me about limitation, struggle and impermanence. In my surrender, may I remember the meaning of unconditional love.”
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- Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
- Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu (Jane English translation)
- Mentors by Russell Brand
- Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
- The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
- Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
- Dream Yoga by Andrew Holecek
- Becoming Supernatural by Joe Dispenza
- Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright
- The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer
- Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche
When you repeat the mantra “no self, no problem”, it is not to negate your being-ness, but instead to recognise its true nature. You are nothing but an aperture; the margin of a cosmic picture. What is it you will capture as you dive into the minutiae in search of yourself? With what landscape will you be adorned? With what problems will you share a bed? Reality as you know it is an irresistible hallucination; a ride through ever-changing states. Through you, life is tasting the fruit on the tree of self-conception…
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