So as I conscientiously sat down to partake in my second and third meditation lessons, I was immediately turned off by the subject matter and precis of lesson 2:
In class 2, you will discover the meaning of life.
Right
Am I the only person who doesn't give a crap about the meaning of life and why we're here? Yes I want to be fulfilled, I want to be loved, I want to cherish every moment I have on this planet but as to why I exist I really don't care to speculate: I'm just very, very glad that I do. Plus, everyone knows the answer is 42 ;-)
So lesson 2 doesn't get off to the greatest of starts, but I carry on regardless telling myself that given meditation is about getting in touch with one's spiritual side of course the most spiritual of questions is bound to get a mention. I scroll over the references to 'god' 'wonderment' and 'aha moments' pause briefly on the quote from Yoda before getting to the crux of my lesson: the exercise.
Gone is the candle and in is the visualisation of the 'drop' aka earth. The basic premise for today's exercise is that you begin by visualising yourself in the time before the big bang and you encounter a drop in the universe which tuns out to be earth. Next thing you know, you are the earth and you're ballooning to a massive size, sprouting weird looking growths from most areas, billions of fleas are making you their home and then wouldn't you know it, 75% of you gets covered in a cold liquid that is apparently your most important asset.
Basically you are visualising earth going through puberty. I don't know about the rest of you but going through puberty once was enough.
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