Emptiness Cafe

Susan Kahn uses the metaphor of Emptiness Cafe to convey the idea of emptiness is fullness. The Spanish mystic John of the Cross calls 'unknowing' an ecstasy. Our mind is mostly dwelling on the same known thoughts. Thought is nothing but a thing. When my mind is still and free I am hanging out in Emptiness Cafe. In this clear and empty space I feel the fullness of the present moment. It is like hearing the soundless sound.

When I am in deep meditation and when my mind is free from distracting thoughts time disappears. I am in Emptiness Cafe where life unfolds with no boundaries of space and time. It is an experience of enlightenment and fulfillment, and abiding love and joy. Like Rabindranath Tagore sings, "Ah, the light dances, my darling, at the center of my life, the light strikes, my darling, the chords of my love."

Duality is caused in the mind when I relate to myself as not a integral part of the universe. Then the walls created by the conditioned mind between me and the others create a mental split. It is a divided self. Listening to mystics, reflecting on their words of wisdom and integrating them in my life has been very helpful to me to see non-duality in duality. Daily practice of Meditation sustains and reinforces my stance. It helps me to see and experience the unity
of life.
Namaste!