So Let’s Begin…
LESSONS FROM FREEDOM FIGHTERS MEDITATION SCRIPT
Quietly center yourself
and breathe.
Breathe into the depths
of your core.
PAUSE
And, as you breathe,
allow your mind to
clear and open,
as you prepare for meditation.
PAUSE
Now, breathe again,
and imagine, if you can,
opening the door to a room
with a round table.
Seated at the table
are Mahatma Gandhi,
Martin Luther King,
and Nelson Mandela.
PAUSE
As you enter the room,
you notice there is
a fourth chair at the table,
a chair for you.
You quietly slide into the chair.
PAUSE
As you sit down,
you realize that the three men
are in a discussion about freedom.
When they see you’re seated,
they smile, nod, and turn their attention
to you.
PAUSE
Martin Luther King speaks first,
“I had a dream of peace and love
for all,” he says.
Now, it is your turn to
smile and nod at Dr. King.
PAUSE
Then, Mahatma Gandhi speaks,
“Violence is never the answer.
Violence just begets violence.”
Again, you nod and smile.
PAUSE
Then Nelson Mandela clears his throat
and says,
“Hatred has no place in this world.”
You nod in agreement.
PAUSE
Pause for a moment,
and think about why
you’ve been brought
before these three men.
“You all fought bravely
for freedom.”
PAUSE
The three men nod,
And then say,
“But freedom is not free.
There is a price to pay,
whether it’s freedom
for the whole world,
or in your everyday life.
There is a cost.”
PAUSE
You pause for a moment,
sondering if what you heard
was true.
“Would you all have stopped
your fights if you knew the price.”
The men all shake their heads no.
“And neither should you,” they say.
PAUSE
Now, slowly come back to the present.
and, as you do, think about your life.
Are there areas where you want more freedom,
but have been afraid to fight for it
because of the cost?
Really sit with this thought.
Reflect on it.
PAUSE
Now, breathe again,
and let the words of
Gandhi, King, and Mandela
sink into you.
Acknowledge that you are being called
to create more freedom in your life.
To be who you really are.
And that men like Gandhi, King, and Mandela
wouldn’t have changed their minds
just because there was a cost to freedom.
The cost only makes your freedom more valuable.
NAMASTE, BEAUTIFUL
