Still. Peaceful. Secluded.
OK, let me just say: the Eclipse was AWESOME!!!
I’m really glad I didn’t miss it. (I had been registered to attend a Concentration Retreat at Spirit Rock, Aug 14-24, but canceled when I found out the eclipse would be happening–right here in St. Louis–on Aug 21.)
I’m also glad that even though I had to miss the retreat, I don’t have to miss the talks from the retreat because many of them are already posted on Dharmaseed (here) — including the one I most wanted to hear, from Phillip Moffitt, on the deep states of concentration (known as jhana): From Directed Attention to Absorption.
Phillip talks about the feeling of “coming home” he experiences when the mind is still, peaceful, and secluded.
I know that feeling.
It, too, is “awesome”.