Connection with the Vastness
Day 133 of my tree puja. The final day.
I can’t remember if I knew that this was the end of my tree puja sadhana. The journal entry is fitting. Revisiting and posting this journal after 15 years has been a sadhana in itself, affirming why all civilisations across all time have valued ritual and offering as means to expand consciousness beyond the limited self.
Every time one does puja, or prayer, or deeply loves, one is lifted out of the little self…
Like a lost child
Day 125 of my tree puja.
In which I feel welcomed into the community of nature.
The tree is such a friend! She pulls me outside to visit her in the chilly dark moments just before dawn. You only do that for a friend…
Spiritually I have my connection
Day 110 of my tree puja.
In which I reflect on our need for a spiritual centre to help us navigate the storms of life.
The tree felt distant, or I felt distant, unable to tune in…
I felt impatient
Day 104 of my tree puja.
In which I reflect on the possibility of having been too patient in my life.
I have been in Sydney. This morning is wet and underfoot I felt the sting of cold, very sharp. There were some birds making a racket…
Agitation and frustration
Day 66 of my tree puja.
Separation is the opposite of unity.
it’s just a state of mind for a while…
I, the human, the gardener…
Day 47 of my tree puja.
Why can’t I connect with the tree today? I suggest a few theories.
I felt separate, so I started weeding. I, the human, the gardener, the controller, the one who kills, and cuts, and pulls out by the roots…