Source http://zenhabits.net/monastics/
By Leo Babauta
My Zen teacher Susan recently told a group of her students at the end of a Zen meditation retreat, “We’re all monastics now.”
In this global pandemic, we’re in an era of isolation, retreat. We’re also in an era of heightened uncertainty.
This can be a terrible thing, and drive us to loneliness and distraction … or it can be a time of practice, reflection, and deepening.
We can choose to see ourselves as monks deepening into the stillness of a monastery.
It’s our choice.
If you’re staying home these days, it can be a time of endless Internet distractions … or you can open to the opportunity to use the beautiful solitude for meditation, reading, writing, contemplation, journaling. It can be a time of practice.
If you’re feeling the anxiety o…