There are some who take to meditation like ducks to the water, but for many of us it is a hard slog! Repeating a mantra at intervals throughout the day is straightforward, but the act of sitting quietly for half an hour, and not letting the mind be swarmed by endless distractions, can be very testing. There will be good days and there will be bad days. But we persevere! As a character in one of Samuel Beckett’s stories remarks, ‘I can’t go on. I will go on.’
Month: April 2026
Torch-bearers
Throughout history there have been holy women and holy men in every culture who act as torch-bearers for the rest of us, signalling the way forward. The major figures are obvious: Buddha, Jesus, Mohammad… But there are countless others who are less well known. It is important to realise that there are many in our midst, living lives like the rest of us, in whom we sense a deeper quality which draws us to them.