My pooja table

You don’t need to leave your room. 
Remain sitting at your table and listen. 
Don’t even listen, simply wait. 
Don’t even wait. 
Be quite still and solitary. 
The world will freely offer itself to you. 
To be unmasked, it has no choice. 
It will roll in ecstasy at your feet.

— Franz Kafka 

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    Emptiness, the void, darkness, nothingness, uncertainty, abyss, existential dread, feeling numb or like “something is missing” are all symptoms of what I call the emptiness practice (also known as “the dark night of the soul”). It is a tough practice. This Emptiness Survival Kit is based on my learnings in the last couple of years and is a summary of key quotes, tips and practices that helped me and I hope help you to get through it. I plan to post daily for a sum total of 42 posts. See you on the other side.