Easwaran ends chapter 5 of Take Your Time with a tantalizing glimpse of freedom and the permanent joy it brings. And he notes that our inexperience with this rarefied state is part of what makes the path there so challenging.
“One of the main difficulties in grasping this is that we don’t have anything lofty to compare with the humdrum pleasures of sensory experience. Until we have tasted something higher and longer lasting, it’s hard to understand what spiritual figures in all ages keep trying to tell us: ‘Permanent joy is far, far higher than pleasure that comes and goes.’”
Let’s read this section, pages 118–124, and savor the taste of freedom.
If you have a particular issue you are struggling with right now, look into this reading for tips, and try them out this week.
We’ve been extending our practice of training the senses by working through the ideas and suggestions on page 125. Read through that list and choose an experiment that fits best for you this week.
