Roughly 20 minutes a day was enough for the sense of calm to linger, and Rinpoche's tools allowed me to return to a peaceful state, as needed. As my body moved through different positions (hands over the knees, lightly placed, rather than palms up, for instance), my mind followed. Sogyal Rinpoche describes the long lineage of Tibetan teachers and their spiritual beliefs, yes, but also the physical postures that ground them. Thinking we could be a book club of two, I bought a copy. My mind was scattered and feeling the full effects of, as one friend put it, "Nothing to do and no time to do it in."ĭuring one of my weekly calls with my teenage nephew, he mentioned that he was reading The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying (Harper One, $20.99). When the lockdown began 14 months ago, my customary approach to meditation just wasn't doing the trick.
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