Goodness52

"Suddenly we find ourselves in the midst of the world, yet undisturbed by its multiplicity, for in our innermost soul we know ourselves to be one with all being." Every few years, I bring down a tattered copy of Hermann Hesse's classic Siddhartha from my shelf and get re-acquainted with the story of Buddha. As a teenager, it was my first encounter with the meditative life and the eternal search for truth within yourself. Unlike some of my deeper-thinking friends, though, I didn't embrace the teachings. Never once did I sit cross-legged in meditation. So why not give that a whirl in my advancing years? Why not try seven straight days of meditation and see where that leads? Like so many people in our modern world, I turned immediately to the App Store on my phone. That's where I came across Headspace, which was named one of the 6 best meditation apps of 2018 . I liked the fact that it was simple and included cute little animations that helped me understand w...