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Last week I spoke to no one, sat still with my eyes closed for 6 hours per day, slept on a hard wooden plank, ate very little with hardly any flavor, and learned the ways of the Buddhist monks. 

It was a week of massive transformation, to say the least. 

Here were my top insights...

1. ??'?? ?????? ?????? ???????????????? - maybe it's my cellphone addiction or the over-stimulated society I grew up in, whatever the case may be something as simple as sitting still was not as easy as it should be.

2. ?????? ?????????? ???? ???????? ???????? ??????'?? ???????????? ?????????? - the mind doesn't like simplicity when you've been living a fast-paced life. It told me to leave early, I have work to do, my girlfriend misses me, I'm missing out on life, and what about pizza? It became obvious that this voice is not actually who I am, or it is only a small fraction.

3. ???? ??????'?? ???????????? ???????? ???????? ???? ???? ?????????? - surprisingly, once I settled into the retreat I found myself enjoying the simplicity of it all. No phone, news, emails, traffic, alarms. I even came around on the hard bed!

4. ?????????????? ???????????? ?????????????? - we cannot solve everything with our minds. We have to make room for the intuitive wisdom that lies within all of us. I learned that inaction can be just as important as action. 

5. ???????????????????? & ?????????????????? ???????? - similar to always taking action, we're always striving to learn, consume and acquire more knowledge and skills. Equally beneficial is unlearning certain habits and patterns that don't serve you and consuming less knowledge from others so that you can tune into your own innate wisdom.

6. ???????????????????? ???? ???? ???????????????????? ???????????????? ???????? - I've been practicing for years, but taking it to this level revealed just how important meditation is. I've never experienced so much peace, presence, clarity & wisdom that I've gained from one week of silent meditation. 

7. ???? ?????? ?????????????????? ???????????? ???????? ???? ?????????????? ?????????????????? - We are living miracles, born from and into, a limitless universe. With righteous focus & intention, the possibilities we can create are not bound by the limitations of this physical reality. You CAN do it!

I'm open to answering any questions about my experience, insights, or anything else that comes to mind when reading this. Feel free to DM me!