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The last post in a series of 5.
So, did I experience any 見性 kenshō? (awakening experiences)
I certainly experienced something.
Did I attain 悟り satori ? (enlightenment)
What do you think?
Did I enjoy the 10-day meditation retreat experience?
No, it’s more like work than play and working on yourself is a difficult, tiring and emotional business. It was certainly a very rewarding experience though and I would recommend it to many.
Will I continue to meditate?
Yes, everyday without fail although perhaps not for ten hours. That was the first time and the last time. No more meditation retreats for me, life is to be lived not to be hidden from.
What comes next?
Now my nearly six years in Japan are over. It is a sad day and a happy day. Today, I fly to start a new life in Wellington and to renew my old career as a business analyst.
Enough of all of this zen tomfoolery. This is my last yamayamas post. Now is the time for writing reports, attending meetings and giving presentations. The more mundane pursuit of financial freedom will commence in earnest.
One thing that I hope to take with me to New Zealand and reciprocate is the kindness and generosity that I have received from so many people in Japan …
“Four ducks on a pond,
A grass-bank beyond,
A blue sky of spring,
White clouds on the wing;
What a little thing
To remember for years
To remember with tears!
~ William Allingham, ’A Memory’
