Exquisite Silence
One afternoon in the meditation hall where about 40 or so of us sat as we did several times a day, the stillness and silence were so exquisite. Then it started raining outside gently. While I was sheltered indoors, it felt like my soul was being cleansed as the sound of the rain crescendoed and just as gently faded away. Whatever was hindering me from trusting completely in the process and whatever was making me feel attached were washed away in those moments. Dharma teaches us the truth about life; how we all have some sort of dissatisfaction in life that causes some kinds of pains yet nothing stays the same. Everything is constantly evolving. And for the most part we don’t have control other than how we deal with what happens.