09/23/2026
Drop Into The Inner Oasis
Feel that there's goodness and spaciousness everywhere around you. Tune into that energetic field. Feel that your heart is open right now, and there's spontaneous joy for no particular reason. In Buddhism, we are encouraged to practice everything with joy.
Let go of all your thoughts and gently observe the sensations in your body. Feel that now your whole mind's attention is anchored in the sensations of the body. The state of mind we often experience – the mode of thinking, worrying, judging, and conceptualizing – creates a separation between self and other. Without the thinking mind, conflict and suffering cannot exist. When you drop into this zone, there is no fuel that creates suffering.
Follow this natural rhythm of your body as a meditation. Notice that your body is breathing all the time, you don't have to use any effort to breathe. Notice the changing temperature in your nostrils: cool, then warm. If a thought arises, don't pay attention to it. Through this simple concentration your thinking mind is no longer active. Now there's an inner silence where time stops and all the problems in your life and the world are dissolved. Allow yourself to enjoy this serenity. It's like being in the mountains, in retreat, in nature that is not disturbed by human activities. There's only right now, inner silence accompanied by serenity.
How wonderful it is to have a break from the restlessness of the thinking mind. This silence is a meditation, it's a prayer, it's a mantra. Maybe sacredness is not some kind of thing, but a true silence where all our concepts, ideas, and our inner afflictions are dissolved.
