The article narrates the author's experience attending a silent Buddhist retreat led by Manu Bazzano, a Zen priest. It explores the initial doubts about participating, the structure of daily meditation, and the reflective work involved in the retreat. Despite entering with curiosity, the author is motivated by a desire to alleviate recent bouts of depression. Through various rituals, the article captures the challenge of adapting to the structure and the inner turmoil present during the experience, often likened to the author’s state of mind.
You must be out of your tiny mind. The theme of the retreat was appreciate your life and it involved spending most of the day in silence.
I had never dived in and walked the walk, so to speak; I had only talked the talk.
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