08/08/2025
•D i s t a n t L a n d•
When we speak of going inward in yoga, meditation, or self-inquiry, it can sound abstract. But I invite you to imagine it instead, as setting off to explore a vast, distant land….uncharted, mysterious, and deeply sacred. 📿
Just like a traveler stepping off the map and into the unknown, turning inward is an act of courage because it asks us to leave behind the familiar landscapes of our outer world~our roles, routines, and distractions, and begin the slow, deliberate journey into the terrain of the self. 🌀
At first, it may feel disorienting because there are no signposts in the inner world, no Google Maps to tell us where to go.
We meet strange and powerful forces~emotions, memories, desires and doubts
However, these are not obstacles as such. They are part of the landscape!
The inner world, like a wild land, is both beautiful and challenging. It holds valleys of grief and mountains of insight. Forests of confusion and rivers of wisdom.
And just as every explorer must learn the language of the land if they truly want to immerse themselves in the cultural experience they travel through, we too must learn the language of stillness, breath, and awareness. These become our compass 🧭 Presence becomes our guide.
There may be times when we feel lost but the deeper we go, the more we remember: this land is not foreign, it is home. The silence that once felt empty becomes full. The darkness begins to shimmer with clarity. We realise we are not visitors here, we are returning citizens.
This journey inward is also not about escape. It is about remembering who we truly are beneath the noise.
And the beauty is, the more we explore within, the more awake we become to the richness of the world around us.✨
So each time you step onto your mat or take seat in meditation, let it be a pilgrimage. Let it be your slow trek into the heartland of your own being and trust that what you seek is not somewhere out “there”, but waiting quietly within you, like a sacred temple hidden in the hills of your own soul.🙏🤍
Hari Aum tat sat. 🌿🌺
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