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This episode is a deep dive of a father's letter to his daughter, titled "Letters to My Daughter: A Father's Meditation," detailing his experiences and emotions during a solo trip to India for a ten-day Vipassana meditation program. The author, who refers to himself as "Nanna" (Father), expresses the profound difficulty of being separated from his thirteen-month-old daughter. He reflects on how modern technology, specifically smartphone video calls, offered him comfort in seeing her daily during the three-to-four-week separation, a luxury parents in the past lacked.
Vipassana is an ancient meditation technique focused on self-transformation through direct, non-judgmental observation of the mind and body to see things as they truly are. During the ten days of "Noble Silence" required by the meditation retreat, the father notes that thoughts of his daughter—her smile and laughter—became a vital method for achieving the necessary calm and quiet mind to begin his sessions successfully. Finally, he shares how observing the natural beauty of the meditation campus made him yearn to share the simple pleasures of nature with Kaira, even composing a short poem about their future walks together.
By Naresh KosarajuThis episode is a deep dive of a father's letter to his daughter, titled "Letters to My Daughter: A Father's Meditation," detailing his experiences and emotions during a solo trip to India for a ten-day Vipassana meditation program. The author, who refers to himself as "Nanna" (Father), expresses the profound difficulty of being separated from his thirteen-month-old daughter. He reflects on how modern technology, specifically smartphone video calls, offered him comfort in seeing her daily during the three-to-four-week separation, a luxury parents in the past lacked.
Vipassana is an ancient meditation technique focused on self-transformation through direct, non-judgmental observation of the mind and body to see things as they truly are. During the ten days of "Noble Silence" required by the meditation retreat, the father notes that thoughts of his daughter—her smile and laughter—became a vital method for achieving the necessary calm and quiet mind to begin his sessions successfully. Finally, he shares how observing the natural beauty of the meditation campus made him yearn to share the simple pleasures of nature with Kaira, even composing a short poem about their future walks together.