When Everything Scatters - The Alchemy of Spring

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  The night is silent—the kind of silence that isn’t merely an absence of sound, but a presence: a dense, pulsating matter that presses against my temples and forces me to listen to my own breathing as if it were a foreign body. I write this in the hour when the light has not yet decided whether to be born or to remain forever in the womb of darkness. There are periods in our lives when everything scatters , when the boundaries of our familiar "self" begin to erode, much like riverbanks washed away by a surging current. This is not just a crisis; it is an ontological decay where our old identifications, the masks we have worn with such diligence, and the ego structures that gave us a false sense of security begin to break into their constituent parts. In a psychoanalytic sense, this is the moment of disintegration necessary for any true transformation. For the new to emerge, the old must lose its form, turn to dust, and disperse into space, leaving us naked and vulnerable bef...

In ๐™•๐™š๐™ฃ ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™™๐™™๐™๐™ž๐™จ๐™ข, the practice of "centering" refers to the act of calming the mind

 In ๐™•๐™š๐™ฃ ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™™๐™™๐™๐™ž๐™จ๐™ข, the practice of "centering" refers to the act of calming the mind and finding inner peace and balance through mindfulness and meditation. This helps practitioners to become more aware of their thoughts and emotions, and to gain a deeper understanding of their true nature. By centering, one can cultivate a sense of presence and reduce stress, leading to greater well-being and happiness.

In Zen Buddhism, the concept of a deity or God is not central to the practice. Instead, the focus is on the individual's own personal experience and inner transformation through meditation and mindfulness. The goal of centering is not to communicate with a deity, but rather to gain insight into one's own mind and to cultivate a state of peace and awareness. This can lead to a deeper understanding of the nature of reality and a sense of interconnectedness with all things, but it is not viewed as a means of communicating with a divine being.

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