The Adventure of Going Nowhere - Pico Iyer

​Stillness can be found anywhere and at anytime - it is our home base. It is the quiet place in the centre of the storm. However, it is an inside job. In the beginning, finding your own pathway to stillness requires that you stop, let go, and listen.

​We overlook stillness because it is what Pico Iyer and Leonard Cohen call - an adventure in going nowhere. The experience of stillness and peace emerge in the magic of the present moment. 

Once discovered,  you may find that this going nowhere adventure gives meaning to all other destinations. Speaking for myself, this is not easy. Even when you learn to let go a little, the ego slips back in - ok now let’s do something - but on this adventure there is nothing next! 

Read more in Pathways to Stillness.