Spiritual me..

There's a spiritual side of me that certain people see.. at times, I'm in confusion to define what kind of personality do I belong..

To define me as a spiritual person, it will bring great injustice to others who are indeed spiritual. To categorise me as fun loving and playful, I'm not such at all times either..

Perhaps, I'm a changing butterfly..唯一不变的是变.. Change is the only certainty in life..

There isn't any right or wrong about this.. its just a reflection upon myself after coming back from Venerable Mahinda's metta retreat..

Metta means loving kindness. In other words, this retreat is about spreading the loving kindness starting from yourself and expanding to the whole universe etc. I have been looking forward to this retreat for an entire year since I missed it once last year. The choice was indeed the right one. The benefits I reaped from the retreat will be one that is going to last me for a lifetime or perhaps several lifetimes.

I finally found the meditation method that I had the greatest affinity to. I learnt to progress from the natural state of mind to the metta radiation then to breath concentration and back to natural state of mind. I have always known that metta meditation is more suitable for me rather than concentration of breath. Simply because I can concentrate better and feel it..

Its rather difficult for me to state in words how and why. It has to be through experience then it will be understood. Just like I can describe how delicious the soup is but you have to taste it before you can understand..

Through metta meditation, concentration can also be cultivated. This is because a certain level of calmness and concentration has to be there through the natural state of mind before metta can be radiated out.. It maybe a bit technical for my dear friends who are reading on meditation for the 1st time. .

Honestly, meditation is good for the mind. It is like giving a massge and body scrub to clean the dirt off. Do try it if you are interested!

I told myself this time round, I will be consistent in my practise because I have found it.. I must continue and perserve on..

Well, thats all for the tiny glimpse of my spiritual side..

My mantra shall be as such..

"May everyone be well and happy.."
"May everyone be free from anger and enmity, be free from suffering, fear, worries and anxiety.."
"May everyone dwell in peace and harmony.."