The floor and walls are wooden and polished to a shine. Golden meditating statues line the walls, the air is cool and many monks sit still with their eyes closed on mats on the ground. In the far center of the room there is a giant golden Buddha towering over everyone in its pedestal.
Meditation room, Inside Temple
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I am an man with a funny haircut. I devoted my life to this style in order to get closer to god.
Lost in meditation, were you? well, not really. I struggle with it to be honest Tell me then, where are you struggling? Perhaps I can guide you. I can't focus. As much as I try to quiet my mind, the thoughts keep coming Ah. Well, let me ask you this. Answer me honestly. What is the purpose of meditation? umm... to seek enlightenment? The purpose of meditation isn't to "not have thoughts." Those are inevitable. Meditation is to not be attached to those thoughts. I don't know. Maybe I'm not cut out for this Experiencing temptations and indulgences is a part of life. But to become attached to them is where our folly lies. did you have doubts when you were young? I have doubts when I am old. To be positive of something is to stop growing. so how do you detach from them