The Quiet Space Between Breaths
In the holy silence of the late dawn, I plunged in the depth of meditation where every breath unfolded the layers of consciousness that were yet to be explored. It is in this moment, suspended between the gentle pull of the inhale and the release of the exhale, that most enters the inner cosmos — a realm where the advanced yogi and meditator dwells in pursuit of enlightenment.
The Power of Mindfulness Beyond the Surface
For the skilled practitioner, mindfulness cuts across the preliminaries of presence and breath awareness to be the deep dig on subtleties of consciousness and the nuances of self.
Advanced mindfulness includes stripping away the layers of perception, dissecting the constructs of reality, and learning to understand the fabric of our thoughts and emotions. One such advanced concept is the practice of “choiceless awareness.” This is the point where the observer moves with the experience in its totality, without likes and dislikes, judgments, or any form of attachment. This is a state of the mind that nurtures a relationship of openness with the moment, where the patterns of…
