On Solitude

And finding Inner Peace

Global lockdown came as in blessing to practice solitude, an extended period of no human contact, meditating for longer period, looking within and finding inner balance, go inside the core of myself and find myself again.

I am a great fan of tragedies, whatever it is from Shakespeare, Seneca to Tagore. In fact on my life experiences I see every single day, struggles of my brother with the monster, my struggles with myself.

There is nothing outer than me, this is the great realisation I find every time after meditating for longer period, I just have one errand to resolve or finish before that. I am gonna do groceries online and for paying my card bills I need to go back bank once.

This is one thing I learned that detaching the self with everything from the outer world … whatever it is …

a- Achievements

b- Work issues o

c- Anything else

Vipasssana is a great thing, I have been doing this for quite a while and I have learned quite a few techniques to experience equanimity, a strong inner balance and it is helping me to get out of the helpless and enjoy the gift of life.

I always stayed out of race, in fact races made me sick, race to seek better position, better class or find a better one. I am sick and tired of the culture of never enough.

I am whole and I need nothing, I am here for myself with my full senses and that is enough for this lifetime.

In fact that’s what I feel right now.

Shihab

28th March 2020