There exist certain ideals that can trigger us in powerful and often unexpected ways. Our monastery, for example, was formed out of a genuinely organic call and response. It was as though someone pulled a trigger. This triggering is often a constant refrain to the monk.
Read MoreWhen certain doors get opened, the wise old sayings tell us that they can never be shut again. I’ve found that to be true. It’s also true that when certain doors get opened, you are going to encounter some unimaginable things. And sometimes they are devastating and deeply consequential. They might even kill you.
Irina Tweedie studied Sufism. In her studies she focused on kundalini, or ‘the fire’. I studied in martial arts. In my studies we focused on movement and flow, or on ‘ki’ energy. One person studies fire, another water.
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