Sitting here, on a beach in Goa, watching the sun sink into the ocean, I feel very relaxed. My body feels warm and soft, almost fluid on the inside, after a day of floating in the sea, basking in the sun and making love. My mind, too, feels relaxed, free from anxiety, light and untroubled.
My feeling is that total relaxation is one the keys to spiritual growth. When we are relaxed with life, with what is around us, we can afford to drop our defences, the very defences that ordinarily keep us feeling separated and isolated. Furthermore, when we are in a relaxed frame of mind, not disturbed by worries, our energy can sink deeper into our being and, with luck, we can come to rest in our very essence.
Of course, all this is easy to say when watching a sunset from a tropical beach!
