Meditative Dialogue with Mukesh Gupta, July 20th, 2025

The Flame of Attention

It was another beautiful Summer day in Metchosin, BC. The session began with a message from Mukesh to not treat this dialogue like an arena for debate, but to instead slow down and embrace a meditative quality to our shared exploration together.

After a period of silence we began to discuss image-making and identity, and questioned whether it is possible to be with what is behind or in-front of this veil. It was shared that life is unfolding in a dynamic ever-changing flow, and that being open to that allows for a deeper felt sense of presence. In contrast image-making prevents us from experiencing this full sensation, we get caught up in watching and responding to the movies in our mind.

Gist: The flame of attention was brought in throughout the conversation as a reminder to not just sense an endless state of emptiness but to also recognize the immediacy required in our lives to address the issues before us. Something that can only happen through direct action born out of awareness.

By Joost De Wulf, Belgium