Entering old age without an inner life, we risk feeling dead long before we run out of time. But first, what does it even mean to have an inner life, and how do you claim it?
Category: Ruminations
Reflections and Contemplation
In the Seat of the Soul
Before gurus came to America with their chants and mantras, women everywhere found ways to keep their sanity. ... the women in my bloodline found forms of meditation— the seat of their soul—they worked into their daily routine. Meditation was folding laundry, cleaning windows, cooking, or having a cup of coffee while reading the newspaper.