millennial meditations

Adhivāsanā: Day Twelve — The End

I woke up after sleeping for about four hours and felt well-rested. I showered and brushed my teeth…

Adhivāsanā: Day Eleven — Uncertainty

“I realized that everything moves, no matter how slow.”

Adhivāsanā: Day Ten — Elation

“I forced myself to sit when I didn’t have to, and no longer dreaded the prospect.”

Adhivāsanā: Day Nine — Restlessness

It had been a while since I faced desires to leave. Consistent progress and the delights of…

Adhivāsanā: Day Eight — Understanding

I felt a wave of hellfire resonate throughout my entire being, like every ounce of blood in my body had been replaced with molten lead.

Adhivāsanā: Day Seven — Dissolution

“For the rest of the afternoon, I was able to immerse isolated parts of myself, sometimes all but my ears, into the pool again. Yet I never experienced it on the same…

Adhivāsanā: Day Six — Determination

Was this it? Was this salvation? Was some terrible emergency back home liberating me from my struggles?

Adhivāsanā: Day Five — Avarice

For the first time, hearing the first bell of the day was a relief. 4AM was no longer a challenge, but an…

Adhivāsanā: Day Four — Lust

“That night, I was visited by a host of most vicious temptations and distractions from the Path.”