Mum's the Word for the next 10 days

Dear Reader

i am going under the radar for the next ten days.

Ever heard of Vipassana? It's a Buddhist meditation technique that they teach you on the 10-day silent retreats.

Don't laugh out loud dear reader trying to picture me being silent for ten days ... and did i mention 4am starts, no physical exercise, reading, writing etc and 10 hours of meditation every day? It's boot camp for the mind.

apparently it's a really healthy thing to do...break your ego to release the spirit.

basically your back is broken from all the sitting, your mind is going crazy from all the mindless thinking and sleep deprivation that in the end,well, something's gotta give right? so you break down any sense of self you may have and start anew

or that's how it's supposed to go.

i guess i'll find out in a few hours when i go to Bodguya {the place where Buddha achiveved enlightenment} and start the programme

so this is a small farewell {so many of these these days} to my sister that is leaving me today, to my dear reader who i am leaving for 10 days and of course to that old sense of self.

see you on the flip side of the coin
meeeeeeeeee