The most rebellious act is meditation


Kyoto Vipassana Center

Inadvertently of course.

You say, "Hey I choose to not be the product of my environment. I see an ego has been formed, and I am freeing myself from its shackles. Worldly conditioning is optional. I am opting out."

Instead of a life of reactions, I want to act.

The only way out is through.

Once we are here, life or death is beyond the point.

My fellow humans' disapproval will hurt, but like a leaf in the wind, I let it go.

For every spark of joy, you will pay the price of loneliness and your heart will break many times. 

But the alternative is to be numb and slip deeper into madness. So the path forward is clear.

Friends waving bye as we were leaving after a 10-day course

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