Mel Knight
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How do you feel about meditation sessions during lodge?
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Meditation:.
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Brother JC
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My lodge always takes a moment at beginning and end to reflect on the Work, and I feel it's an integral part of the evening.
Bloke
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Why not ? I find lodge very meditative, but we do not pause and take time to "formally" undertake that pursuit.. It would be worth trying but what do you do when some love it and others hate it ?
Mind you, many seem to drift off in contemplation during "boring bits" and in a real sense that is meditation.
Warrior1256
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A moment of silence for reflection would be o.k.
I think this is the key. How I feel doesn't matter. I'm reminded of a lodge where the WM decided to have the lights turned low before lodge with no talking to allow meditation. The majority of the brethren(including me) stayed outside the room until lodge was to begin, as they wished to talk to one another. OTOH, maybe your lodge is good with it.
Warrior1256
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That's what I was thinking when I said a moment of silence would be o.k. If we were told that we were going to meditate most of the brothers in my lodge would not respond positively.
I've seen them done successfully in two lodges. One there was a procession to music and once all was seated the music simply continued whilst the brethren listened in silence. The other one was after the lecture of the evening, where the WM invited the brethren to listen to a piece of music while they reflected upon the lessons that had just been imparted. Both seemed very natural and had a good effect.