Do you have a special time that is a sanctuary for your mind, a serenity from your worries, a release of tensions, a 'kensho' moment? I discovered quite serendipitously that the silence of the dark in early morning can be a meditative time, absent noise from life's daily distractions. I first sensed this feeling during 2AM feedings with my then-infant son, when I was able to listen to the quiet tranquility of the night. At this stage in my life, I am sometimes awakened from a light sleep by the chimes of the grandfather clock and am reminded again of this peaceful retreat of the quiet.
When a man knows the solitude of silence, and feels the joy of quietness, he is then free from fear and he feels the joy of the dharma ... Buddha
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The early morning is a restful time of the day. I love it in the late spring or summer when the sun is just coming up - dawn break - and the day is warm. I think that is why I love Arizona so much.
When I am on a boat...
marta: I love Arizona for its colors..maybe that's the part that so intriguing to me. I always found it to be a mystical place - even outside of Sedona..
Girasoli: A boat can put me right to sleep - I have been known to doze..
Early morning for me too.
Beautiful thoughts...early morning before anyone else is up. Last time we were at the camper, I sat down by the lake and listened to the quiet. It was so quiet that when two loons flew overhead, I literally heard the flap of their wings. A moment of feeling one with creation...
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