La Lanterne
A place for mindfulness in Jura
«Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world.
Today I'm wise and I'm changing myself.»
Rumi
Today I'm wise and I'm changing myself.»
Rumi
CONTACT : lanterne@fastmail.net
Website by Samtusta
Website hosting : Toile-libre
PRACTICE OF SILENCE
« Why are we so uncomfortable with silence ? Why is the TV always on at home ?
Of what am I so scared in this silence ? to get to face myself ?
Of what am I so scared in this silence ? to get to face myself ?
At "la Lanterne", we're invited to practice silence. That's really a practice, a training. We explore it altogether throughout the day to demistify it, to see that there is nothing scary about it and that it has so much to teach us instead !
We find out that this silence reveals itself like a open space where we can settle down at last and listen to subtle things, like a gate towards inner exploration and in depth regeneration.
Usually, we hardly ever allow a silence to settle in the presence of others. We feel a great discomfort at once, that we rush to fill with useless talking. And yet, shared and assumed silences are so nourishing ! And they are free. At La Lanterne, we don't take this silence as a rule but rather a game, an invitation to develop creative ways of interaction.
Usually, we hardly ever allow a silence to settle in the presence of others. We feel a great discomfort at once, that we rush to fill with useless talking. And yet, shared and assumed silences are so nourishing ! And they are free. At La Lanterne, we don't take this silence as a rule but rather a game, an invitation to develop creative ways of interaction.
« At the end of my 1st silent mindfulness retreat, I remember this feeling of knowing the other participants in an authentic and intimate way, just by the simple game of gestures and attitudes. As we resumed speaking at the end of the stay, the offset between the shallow talks and what I had felt was stunning. » Julien