How to turn a cell into a retreat for deep introspection and transformation? How to be a change agent by confronting nonviolently unjust and inhuman acts done by powerful forces? Most of us face such existential and significant questions to work on ourselves and work for a just cause. This is an inspiring story of an inner transformational process of a young man on a death row.
How I relate to this inspiring story as a mirror to look at my inner landscape and how do I relate to inhuman and unjust acts happening in the world I live in? I firmly believe that in order to see the outer world clearly and comprehensively, I need to continuously keep on working to see and understand my inner world clearly, compassionately, and courageously. It is like a coin with two sides-the inner and the outer. The inner world needs to be cleared and transformed to clear and transform the outer world. Such inner explorations require a cell time, a retreat time to sit, pause, and see. Such retreats can be short or long. I always find time for me from my busy and active life to do mindfulness meditation. This is my time for stepping out of my everyday busy time.This is my quiet time be fully present to my inner world, letting the noisy mind stuff-thoughts and emotions- come and go. I am freeing myself from myself. This practice has helped me to understand and transform myself and relate to the outer world more constructively. I see myself progressing slowly but steadily. This is not a one shot deal. It is an ongoing and encouraging self -work.
May we find some time everyday from our busy time to do such mindfulness introspective work to heal ourselves and others!
On Aug 6, 2016 Jagdish P Dave wrote :
How to turn a cell into a retreat for deep introspection and transformation? How to be a change agent by confronting nonviolently unjust and inhuman acts done by powerful forces? Most of us face such existential and significant questions to work on ourselves and work for a just cause. This is an inspiring story of an inner transformational process of a young man on a death row.
How I relate to this inspiring story as a mirror to look at my inner landscape and how do I relate to inhuman and unjust acts happening in the world I live in? I firmly believe that in order to see the outer world clearly and comprehensively, I need to continuously keep on working to see and understand my inner world clearly, compassionately, and courageously. It is like a coin with two sides-the inner and the outer. The inner world needs to be cleared and transformed to clear and transform the outer world. Such inner explorations require a cell time, a retreat time to sit, pause, and see. Such retreats can be short or long. I always find time for me from my busy and active life to do mindfulness meditation. This is my time for stepping out of my everyday busy time.This is my quiet time be fully present to my inner world, letting the noisy mind stuff-thoughts and emotions- come and go. I am freeing myself from myself. This practice has helped me to understand and transform myself and relate to the outer world more constructively. I see myself progressing slowly but steadily. This is not a one shot deal. It is an ongoing and encouraging self -work.
May we find some time everyday from our busy time to do such mindfulness introspective work to heal ourselves and others!
Namaste.
Jagdish P Dave