What happens when you stop soothing and start listening
Day 23 of The Seal: A 30-Day Micro-Memoir Series
“Come see us at lunch time.”
It was the last thing I expected to find taped to my dormitory door at a silent retreat where even eye contact was forbidden.
A few years prior, I had discovered the healing benefits of meditation and was going deeper with Vipassana, one of India’s most ancient forms of the practice. Throughout 10 days, you follow a code of co…

