"The spiritual teacher Mata Amritanandamayi, the Divine Mother Ammadhi, has said that 'crying to God for five minutes is worth an hour of meditation.'
Now when I do not have time to meditate, when I feel too tightly wound to relax, I find that five minutes of crying has the same effects. It is a shortcut to the calm that comes after a good, long hour of quiet meditation.
Not long ago, on a still Saturday night, I cried for six hours in a lover's arms. I realise this behaviour could be seen as a certifiable acute depressive episode. And maybe it was.
I prefer to think of it as a three-day meditation retreat for those of us who don't have the three days - a meditation retreat for the girl on the go.
I highly recommend it."
Ariel Gore
The Mother Trip
2 comments:
it certainly helps the body to gain some balance..all that adrenalin flooding in from wound up situations..those tears release that. cleansing mind/body and soul :-)
i still find it hard to believe how (as a majority rule) crying is seen as not acceptable..a sign of weakness?? or as you said 'a certifiable acute depressive episode'. bah !
Crying allows the heart to crack wide open, it disarms our armour and helps us touch the real human self.
I'm so glad you posted a comment ari...through this I've discovered your blog...beautiful thoughts, beautiful poetry, a beautiful gift.
I hope you don't mind that I put a link to it from my page so I can visit regularly. many thanks...
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