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Ch. 12 - The Great Blind Sea Turtle from Journey of Insight Meditation


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Ch. 12 - The Great Blind Sea Turtle from Journey of Insight Meditation by Eric Lerner

ON MY RETURN TO the monastery from my brief journey out into the world, I had been warmly greeted by the head monk, Nyayaka Maha Thera, and by my two friends Bhikkhus Sunno and Ratanapala, who were convinced that I had returned for good. It was quite a homecoming. I asked Sunno if he might like to take a walk out to my hut one afternoon and have some tea so we could talk. He was quite pleased by the invitation and promised to visit me soon. The days went by, though, and he didn’t come. One day after lunch, I sent the young boy who served me food back into the meditation quarters to fetch Sunno. I didn’t think it proper for me simply to wander in there unexpectedly. Sunno appeared with a big smile, and after apologizing for not being able to make it to my kuti, invited me to his quarters. ...

by Eric Lerner

2025
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