Meditation in Movement

Meditation in Movement

Abhirami Sankaran

2/3/2023

One topic we have discussed in our class is finding peace in journeys. Any lengthy journey requires a sort of meditation. To be one with our thoughts. I have found that, surprisingly, in a small way here in Glasgow. I am not accustomed to living in a city. Forty minutes here is considered within walking distance. While acclimating myself to my environment, I have started to make a conscious effort to not listen to music or videos while walking. The act of moving my body and allowing my mind to wander has been rather therapeutic and soothing. I had not thought that this was an aspect of life I lacked. Yet, as I have started this practice I have begun to think. To contemplate my life. Who I am, how I view the world. The sheer variety of new experiences have provided plenty of fuel for such matters. 

I find that allowing myself to think, without any external stimulation, has improved my ability to differentiate my voice from others. To see how I navigate the world. It has also improved my ability to eloquate myself. These prolonged periods of meditation are something I have not partook in since middle school, where I had no option but to sit with my thoughts. Honestly it's a bit tragic. I was lucky enough to be displaced in a new environment where I could rediscover this, how many others forgo this simple pleasure. When I return, I hope I will remember this lesson. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Gone Girl

Gone Girl Abhirami Sankaran 2/3/2023 Gone girl is a film about a dysfunctional couple. It follows Nick and Amy. The story begins with Amy's disappearance. All signs point to Nick. There is blood in the house, Amy’s journal detailing abuse, a slew of toys Nick bought, financial problems, a pregnancy, and a life insurance policy that would make Nick a millionaire in the event of Amy’s death. Then, halfway through the film, it is revealed that Amy staged this death. She is alive, though she intends to kill herself to complete the performance, and she plotted all this because Nick betrayed her. They’re whole marriage is based on performance and he dropped his part, and also cheated. This was her idea of revenge. As she states it he took her life and now she would take his.  Gone Girl was a very popular and lauded film (and book). It clearly spoke to something within the cultural consciousness. So I wonder if it has some symbolic value? Some analyses I have watched suggest that the film...
Read more

Carter Gates -- In Baghdad, Dreaming of Cairo

  December 8, 2022  The poem, " In Baghdad, Dreaming of Cairo " was very interesting to read for me, and I enjoyed the discussion we had about it. While I was reading it, I started to relate to the message of the poem. The way I understood it, the main character in Rumi's poem did not realize that what he was looking for was right in front of him, and he ended up going down a dif ferent path just to find it. He went on this journey to Cairo to find some meaning to his life that will satisfy, and at the end, he realizes "there was a treasure for me in Baghdad, ... What I’m longing for lived in my house in Baghdad!" (Rumi). This is a common phenomena that many people have happen to them unintentionally. People nowadays get so caught up in living their lives for other people and according to society's standards, instead of doing what makes them happy. Many people get this feeling that they need something more that they don't have, but don't exactly know...
Read more