*This entry is a deviation from my usual writing, I decided to be more forthcoming about myself — a somewhat autobiographical piece follows.
I have been meditating (on and off) for 20+ years, it started out of curiosity and with an intention of adopting a practice that aligned itself with my conception of ‘things that a spiritual person does’. I desperately wanted to live a waking life of spiritual awareness, one in opposition to the distressing and omnipresent phenomena of a world in suffering. I wanted to bring that light into my own life, in the hope that I would contribute to balancing the scales.
I looked to texts, figures, and philosophies that I admired and dove into meditation with the best of intentions. I attempted to manifest equanimity.