Visitors To The Not So Quiet Ashram

People from the US stopped by to see the ashram where I have been studying/meditating for the past 7 months and they were surprised by how “not quiet” it was.  It is quieter than a lot of  places in India, but yes, it is not “quiet” like Westerners like to think of quiet.  It has…

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How Quiet Does It Need To Be To Meditate?

My ego use to think that I actually needed silent-quiet to meditate.  Nice try ego, silent-quiet is more difficult to obtain than meditation for most of us.  Meditation and stillness are found inside, so the work is to find your inward awareness in spite of the outer world.  The ego loves to find any excuse…

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