I met up with fellow writer Kim Terrell yesterday and she showed me a couple of stupas not far from her.
A stupa is a structure that contains Buddhist relics and is used by Buddhists as a place of meditation.
Apparently, Buddhists would around a stupa in a clockwise direction. You can go the other way, but ... you know ... it's a bit ... thing.
So I walked around one of these stupas, not expecting to feel anything ... not expecting anything ... which felt right.
After a couple of minutes, I said:
"There's something very interesting about walking without the intention of going somewhere."
I've never been a great fan of treadmills (just go for a run/walk people! get outside!) but this was different, because, well, it was a circular walk, rather than 'stationary'. It made a point of moving and getting nowhere.
The stupa had a square base, so the sun was in a different position relative to me on each side, there were different things to see, and they became familiar - boxes of candles, the forest, a new library, a plant pot full of incense sticks.
Not just moving, but travelling. Travelling and getting nowhere.
It gave me something to think about, as Kim always does.
Take a look at the link below to read our interview. I hope I gave her one or two things to think about too.
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