Tag: emptiness

Surrender to Chaos

lilian's picture



The world around us as well as the world inside us (which are not different, it is just the ego that separates them) are chaotic.

They are chaotic in all aspects: in the sense that we do not really understand them, in the sense that our mind is not fast enough to keep pace with and observe them in real time, in the sense that they are composed from endless tiny particles, details, and processes, in the sense that we cannot have any control over them, none whatsoever!



The more highly evolved one is...

Wahido Theriaca's picture



"The more highly evolved one is the more one needs silence. Silence is not emptiness. Silence is impregnated with fullness, producing a state of harmony, poetry and inspiration. Silence is the birth of the profound meaning contained in life."

— Tony Samara www.TonySamara.org



Good links about boredom, nothingness and spirituality

avi's picture



I feel that the feeling of boredom and the fear of nothingness are central in the spiritual awakening, one of the most trickiest pitfalls that can block one for eons in the path to spiritual developme



Nothingness

divine intervention's picture



Nothingness when viewed by the mind seems awful, the most dreadful thing to fear from, a black hole. That's why humanity is so agitated, so occupied with doing and excitements and addictions.



Addicted people can't meditate

Tania's picture



I find it hard to meditate, I get bored and then agitated and restless as soon as I begin meditating. This stress compels me to stop.

This is natural, it is great that you admit it. There are many people, even "experienced spiritualists" that overlook this and thus get only more agitated during meditation.