On Meditation
I was attracted to meditation because I needed to alleviate the stress that I found inside me as I dealt with my lifestyle, being a PhD science student (with a scholarship from MAF) and an odd-job professional musician.
Toshala hard at work in The Blue Bird
In the first class I attended I lapped up meditation like a thirsty camel and enjoyed it so much that after finishing my PhD I took time out to set up a café that people could come to and experience Sri Chinmoy's world of meditation and joy. I also wanted to give myself time to focus on developing a spiritual life, which was very important to me, and had been lacking previously.
But the laugh is on me because now I am so busy there is no time to do anything else but work!! However there is now no – or at least very little – stress involved as the café where I work is a meditative place – a place where food is prepared and served with love, and where harmony and joy reign supreme. Work itself is a meditation, and although I am not at too much leisure to write a paragraph, I am pretty fast at writing lists. So I present my list:
Meditation Is:
- in soulful music
- in living a wholesome life
- in friendship
- in making right choices
- in caring for the world around you
- a joyful experience
- a blissful communion with God
Return to: The Homepage of Toshala Elliott
Cross-posted from toshala.srichinmoycentre.org
About the author
Toshala Elliott
Auckland, New Zealand
A singer and accomplished piano accordionist, Toshala is also a member of the international women's group Shindhu.
An intense, concentrated Fire
Starting a spiritual café
Humorous moments with Sri Chinmoy
Visit Toshala's homepage »Toshala plays 'Amal Dhabal Pal' by Sri Chinmoy on piano accordion. This recording was part of the 'Shindhu 8' album released by Shindhu.
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