MIDNIGHT MEDITATION No. 6

THE ADVOCACY FOR “NEW AGE”

So whenever people use terms such as “Universe” “Manifestation” “Transcendance”, many will immediately dismiss anything else they have to say because they deem it to be “New Age pseudoscience”. I do believe there is a hint of misogyny at play because of the calm, peaceful, light feminine approach the “New Age” movement presents itself as versus the traditional and masculine front many premier religions and science have. No approach is wrong, but we are all living under an invisible force that we keep evolving the translations for as time goes, and many will deny their evolutional approach for the sake of sacredness and tradition, but evolution is forever and the only thing that remains the same is that invisible force.

I am advocating for “The New Age” movement because I enjoy the freedom it brings, it allows free thought, flexibility, and it feels good. It feels good. For me, it feels good. Ultimately that’s all we want, we want to feel good. And this philosophy makes me feel really good. The approach of the “New Age” movement seems “Too good to be true” and “Too easy”, but I think because of the reason that “It’s so easy” is why it’s the most challenging.

MIDNIGHT MEDITATION No. 5

THE ADVOCACY FOR HAPPINESS

I was once told that I would be taken more seriously if I smiled less , people who seem happy often give off the impression that they are naive and delusional. Many people, knowingly and unknowingly hold on to the belief that life is suffering and if they encounter people who contradict that belief, they will categorize them as people who lack depth as they feel anger and sadness holds more weight than happiness. I believe anger and sadness are necessary emotions to be experienced at appropriate times, but I see things differently. I believe if you claim to be intelligent, your number one priority would be to experience the time we have on this earth in the most effective way possible. There are angry intelligent people who channel their anger to create amazing things, but there are countless of angry critics who channel their energy in resentment and suffering, which are inactive states. To be happy is to be brave, to be happy is a willingness to walk alone, to be happy is the skill of consistently embracing and accepting yourself by the second, to be happy is work. Sadness and anger like falling does not take effort, but happiness, the climb, the reach, it takes effort, but it’s worth it.

MIDNIGHT MEDITATION No. 4

THE ADVOCACY FOR SPACE

Closeness is an invitation for our perceptions to distort and our minds to follow suit. Closeness means we form bonds and even though bonds are thought to be positive for the most part, they are attachments. I am not against attachment, humans are born to be attached and be emotional, we have to perform our roles, it’s impossible for us to master indifference unless we isolate, but to be together and to be of this world means we have to have attachments. Thankfully, the greatest gift this world has given us is the gift of nuance, and I believe the universe allows us to be attached, but we can have degrees and levels of attachments, instead of it being black and white. And the key for that is “Space”. I believe space is the God that all religions are worshipping, but because it is so invisible, inward, outward, no where, and everywhere, it gets overlooked and we are more likely to celebrate, worship, and even create lifetime lasting narratives about something more objective and visual like the sun. The sun as God makes a lot of sense as the sun creates life, but the sun is also surrounded by space. So, maybe the Sun is Jesus and Space is God. But, I am advocating for space because space changed my life. From meditation, I’ve flourished in space, I feel a deep sensual connection to space, it is the truest potent substance life has to offer and even though it’s silent, seems intangible, and at times uncomfortable, it is our creator, it is our root, it should have our premier attention.

MIDNIGHT MEDITATION No. 3

THE ADVOCACY FOR SITTING ON A BENCH

Whenever I find a nice bench, at the perfect spot, the weather’s right, and the scenery is balanced, I fall into deep euphoria. Sitting on a bench with the right conditions is the having the pleasure to sit and have real-life happen in front of you with many different perspectives. So many storylines are happening all at once and none of them are true, but the mind yearns for label and context. You get the opportunity to view movement, stillness, flight, nature, industrialism all at once and take it all in. It’s a real-life non-narrative film happening and dependent on where you are, your mind will tell you that it feels the same, but everything’s always changing, we’re evolving by the second, and the power of sitting on a bench to witness our slow, but fast existence is an experience I think we should appreciate and partake in more often.

MIDNIGHT MEDITATION No. 2

THE ADVOCACY FOR TAKING A WALK

Taking a walk is one of my favorite things to do. Taking a walk, especially one without destination is one of the most freeing things you could do. I realize, when I am just sitting at home, I have an urge to be occupied and unless I intentionally meditate, then I’ll feel the need to do something, but if my intention is on taking a walk without destination, I give that restless portion of my awareness to the sensation of walking while experiencing a wide range of different sceneries; my background is stimulated enough to give me space to breathe and think of anything and everything. I would even compare it to driving without destination as well, especially late at night with no other cars on the road, pure meditative. I will advocate for stillness as I believe it to be the foundation for meditation, but taking a walk, I believe does great things to the body-mind.

MIDNIGHT MEDITATION No. 1

THE ADVOCACY FOR FUN

Coming into adulthood, I was excited because finally, I get to create my life, but that’s not the energy I was met with. Everyone seems preoccupied with “Getting serious” to play the role of the responsible adult and some proudly, declaring “playtime is over”, but I feel like now is when the playtime has begun. As a kid, I wondered why the adults were so miserable when I saw all that was available to them, and the fact that it wasn’t mandatory for them to go to school, they had “Freedom” and now, as an adult, I understand the “Freedom” adults have is complex. But, I feel that complexity is what makes the freedom even more worthwhile. If creating life wasn’t challenging, our creations would not have the rare true everlasting satisfaction we crave. We seek trivial challenges through video games, sports, and other competitive methods; Still, the game of life is the challenge that we don’t share the same carefree and lighthearted energy for because we perceive it to be “Serious”, even though this is what the game is all about. As kids, we were eager to play doctor, play teacher, house, and build, but now as adults, we lack the enthusiasm, and I believe it’s due to the systems in place and the championship for conformity, but these are the challenges of the game.

I will always acknowledge my privilege as I write these words because I understand there is serious violent physical challenges happening in the world, but with that acknowledgement, I think the people who are in the privileged position that I am in should take the opportunity to shift the perceptions of our mundane lives and start appreciating life for the venture rather than the destination and protecting our youthful wonder; We would be able to encourage a shift in our society and how we approach life, the revolution begins individually.