Retraite: retreat from october 31 to november 11, 2022

 

I arrived without many expectations about what I would find, only many about what I was looking for. The absence of speech, for me, was not difficult, since I have always been a quiet person. The problem was when the constant silence of speech met with the constant chatter of the mind, which screamed and threw stones at the lining, like a parakeet, along with this, maintaining body awareness was no easy task.

The mind, which I thought before was a companion for adventures, proved to be extremely controlling, I felt it wanting to usurp my life, it was desperate, but at least I had the opportunity to look at it and know that I am not it.

Did I find what I was looking for? Of course not! One walks the path, and I am just at the beginning of mine.

Being here, in the City of Angels Ashram, brought me a North, a guideline full of truth and hope about which path I came to coexist. The work is luminous, intense, very committed and is an act of giving.

I am very grateful for the opportunity of this retreat in this sacred place, I felt very safe and welcomed.

God bless!