Ep. 34: The Prayer of Brushing Your Teeth

I love thinking about meditation as “spiritual showers.”You don’t only shower once. Ideally, you shower every single day. Forever. You don’t shower well enough once that you suddenly are clean forever.That’s how meditation is. That’s how all of our spiritual practices are.The reality of this magical universe is that it is chaotic and unpredictable and random. Chaos births the dancing star, or whatever.We cannot control the universe, we do not need to manage it, but we can manage ourselves. We can tend to our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual states, and keep things in relative order.That order, even in the face of all this chaos, is the greatest example of faith I can imagine.May you find gentle order and subtle peace today.Chapters:[00:01:24] The Vedas and the origin of spiritual order[00:14:02] How we create systems of order — and when they stop helping[00:18:38] "I am not the general manager of the universe"[00:21:52] Physical hygiene as spiritual practice[00:25:28] Caring for mind, heart, and spirit[00:29:28] What it means to keep your channel clearLinks: 🌐 Work with Vera: veralester.com 📅 Book a coaching discovery call: veralester.as.me/coaching-discovery This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit veralester.substack.com/subscribe