Mention the word meditation and the first thing that always came to my mind was Yoga. Coming from a country where meditation is not widely practiced or even rarely talked about, my view was as far as I had heard it mentioned or just what I imagined it to be. It just happened, I stumbled upon it at a time that I needed divine help. My life had become unbearable. I did not find happiness in my work or in the things I did. Even when work was fine, there was just something lacking. One afternoon, as I struggled with these emotions and my state of mind was at its peak with confusion, I bumped into a this meditation helper who handed me a pamphlet inside a bank in a Mall here in Nairobi, Kenya. I got home late that day and read the pamphlet, to my surprise, even if meditation did not appeal to me then, the content really resonated very well with me. I needed to get out of my delusions and the delusional world I found myself in. Here was a method, promising to get me out of my misery which was my mind. Everything I was... View Article
My youth was a quite wild and troubled one. I was a prodigal daughter. During those days, I was full of the false confidence of youth. Since I was the only daughter, I expected everybody to treat me like a princess. I was allowed to have my own way all of the time. Once, I got into gambling. But, no matter what I did, I felt shiny on the outside but hollow like a shell on the inside. I basically wasted my youth trying to fill my emptiness by seeking meaningless pleasures. On top of that, life threw near death experiences at me not just once, but 8 times. I was exposed to carbon monoxide while sleeping at night and ended up in the emergency room and I was also involved in a shooting rampage as an eye witness. Eventually those multiple near death experiences led me to think deeply about life and death. Of all the experiences, the most life altering event was waiting for me the year I turned 50. I was diagnosed with stomach cancer. It was as if the universe was telling me that I deserved to have cancer after all of those years of troubled... View Article
Mandurah Center_Western Australia What a superb end of year party it was! Our neighbor center Perth Meditation joined us for this great occasion. Certainly it was a brilliant evening with so many talented people! Dancing, singing and various music performances! Most of all, it was a grateful evening for being TOGETHER!
