Day 2: After Meditation, So Much for Enlightened Dish-Stacking
Part 2 of 3 (Being)
These two short vignettes follow the rhythm of Day 2 as it unfolds: sitting with a question, and another attempt at mindful kitchen service.
This section is about the constant questioning, and the unexpected ways our intentions still tangle with ego – even when we think we’ve “learned the lesson.”
Day 2: Just As It Is
(Being)
Sitting with, ‘How?’
The morning instruction began as it always did – quiet shuffling into the meditation hall, retreatants settling onto their cushions, the faint creak as people adjusted their seats. A moment of stillness. A collective inhale and exhale.
