The Portal Jewel Meditation
I’d like to share with you a meditative practice that I’ve been using for a few months. It’s a form of contemplation that I call the Portal Jewel practice. My inspiration came from a dream in which I was a monk sitting in a cave with other monks, hooded in sackcloth, each of us reading a religious text. The thick smoke from candles and incense blurred the pages, giving a dreamy, otherworldly feeling to the experience. Quietly, we delved into the possible meanings of each sent