Day two of a ten-day silent meditation retreat, and my mind was a fireworks display on the Fourth of July. Thoughts exploding with obsessions and cravings and aversions. Inner monologues chattering away unabated. Each bright flash capturing flickers of my attention. So much for the serene state I’d imagined achieving by now. As I satContinue reading "Vipassana Meditation Retreat July 2024 with Joseph Goldstein and Kamala Masters"