When you require renewal, is there a particular poem or book that you return to? A particular author?
I always go back to Federico Garcia Lorca. I have his collected works. I often open to wherever, whatever page and start reading. His work clears my mind. I read about a meditation technique from Pema Chödrön, a Buddhist monk who studied under Chögyam Trungpa and is deeply involved with a monastery in Cape Breton called Gampo Abbey. She says that when your mind is wandering you can clear it by thinking the word “thoughts.” Say it in your mind. Thoughts. It can clear your mind, help you breathe slower. That’s what reading Garcia Lorca is like for me. It’s like a big, empty, quiet field.
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