Diwrnod tawel arall

Diwrnod tawel arall ~ Another quiet day

“There is something about human nature that is good, excellent, and cheerful. We are not talking on a religious level. We are just talking about being human beings and cheering ourselves up. If we smile genuinely every day, that is jolly good. Having smiled already, then we can help the rest of the society, the rest of the world. When you help the world, you don’t have to be solemn.”
—Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

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Rydyn ni'n treulio rhai o ddiwrnodau mewn myfyrdod bob wythnos. Mae'n draddodiadol yn Nepal a Bhutan (a Tibet hefyd am wn i) am hen bobol yn ymweld y lleoedd arbennig fel temlau, mynachlogydd, ayyb.  Mae'n gyfle iddyn nhw i wneud pethau fel myfyrdod, cylchdaith, mantra; ar amser yn eu bywyd pan maen nhw'n llai prysur gyda gofynion bywyd. Mae'n teimlo fel defnyddiad da o'n hamser hefyd, felly rydyn ni wedi mabwysiadu'r ffordd hon o fyw. Mae'n ddiddorol i ffitio pob arall o gwmpas ein hamser mewn enciliad, ond mae'n ymddangos yn ymarferol.

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We spend some days in meditation every week. It is traditional in Nepal and Bhutan (and I suppose Tibet) for old people to visit the special places like temples, monasteries, etc. It's an opportunity for them to do things like meditation, circumambulation, mantra, and so on; at a time in their life when they are less busy with the demands of life. It feels like a good use of our time too, so we've adopted this lifestyle. It's interesting to fit everything else around our time in retreat, but it seems workable.

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