Mutually Existing in Peru: Forms of Meditating

Methinks we have hugely mistaken this matter of life and death. Methinks that what they call a shadow here on earth is my true substance. Methinks that in looking at things spiritual, we are too much like oysters observing the sun through the water, and thinking thick water the thinnest of air. Methinks my body is the less of my better being. - Herman Melville

"We are not discovering anything new but just uncovering what we already know, said Surdas, a bhakti yogi."

There we were in Peru sitting in the circle, playing drums, guitars and bells while chanting kirtan.

I am the rock with the face

Sound of Nature

Kirtan opens the heart, fills the heart with purity, and generates harmony and pure love. This yoga of sound allows my psychic and spiritual power to fly erasing any doubts in the mind.

Look up kirtan groups on Facebook or Meetup for your local area or ask your yoga studio. 

I feel like young flower spreading my petals so I can absorb all light from the shining sun. Our voices interweave to create a collective vibration that melts us into a blur of pure energy. We sing for hours until sleepiness carries us to our beds.

I am the cactus, the tree, and the leaf.

ZZZzzzzzZzzz….

In the morning we take a mauna, a fasting from speaking and using the mind. This is one of my favorite practices that I try in incorporate everyday for a period of time. No distractions- you are on a date with your life with no sound. Once your internal music starts to play everything offered in the external world ceases to matter.

Meditating Cows 

This work I was doing here became apparent when we had a day off to venture out into the nearby village of Pisaq. Even though Pisaq is a tight knit communal-like village, the streets were busy with people. My system went through a shock of overstimulation. Shopping made me feel nauseated and trying to connect to the Internet gave me a headache. I quickly retreated back to the grounds.

Give yourself a grace period and setting that allows you to practice mauna fully. 

Practice mauna when hiking or camping

One of the most important spiritual lessons is the process of letting go of cultural conditioning. Sit across from someone and have them ask the question 'who are you?' If you pause, they shall repeat the question. As I looked straight into their eyes I felt myself morphing into nothing. One after another the labels were erased as I said them out loud. There was no division left between me and the person. We were one.

Mango Loving 

Oneness is the opposite of duality. While meditating this oneness engulfs my mind, bringing a peaceful darkness across my eyes. It feels like everything that was outside is inside my awareness.

“I am that, you are that, all this is that. That’s all there is.”- Deepak Chopra

With you always