Aditi Makim

All is well
I am keeping my SilaI am aware of my words, my actions and my livelihood,So All is well
I am practicing Samma SamadhiI am making the right effort, have right awareness and right concentration,So All is well
I am practicing Samma DithiI am aware of the impermanent as the impermanentI have the right viewSo All is well
I am practicing Samma SankappoI am aware of my wholesome intentionsI am making wholesome decisionsSo All is well
I am not going into many different directions,I am squarely walking on the middle path,So All is well
I am aware of sensations and breath,I am aware of anicca, the impermanence of all compounded things,So All is well
I am experiencing the reality as it is,I am aware of the truth at a deeper level,I am aware of anatta, there is no me, mine or ISo All is well
I am being guided on the path of Dhamma,And I am following my Dhamma,So All is well
I am experiencing positive emotions and increasing them,I am experiencing negative emotions and decreasing themSo All is well
I am experiencing unwholesome thoughts and ignoring themI am making wholesome decisions and being aware of themSo All is well
I am experiencing the changing phenomenon of me, myself and mineI am experiencing the continuous, unchanging phenomenon of anicca, dukkhaand anatta,So All is well
I am experiencing fear, dread and panic with samata,I am practicing maitry, mudita and karuna wholeheartedly,So All is well
I am being kind to myself and others,I am not bound by sankharasSo All is well
I am experiencing the arising and passing of deep rooted sankharas,I am delighting in the actualization of loving kindnessSo All is well
I am logging values, thoughts, perceptions and sensations,I am talking to my guide everyday,So All is well
There is no I,There is no lie,I am with the truth of the moment,So All is well.

Aditi Makim is a 43 year old serious Vipassana meditator in the tradition of Sagyagi U Ba Khin as taught by S.N.Goenka. She is a children's course teacher in this tradition and is also a film maker and a screenwriter. She lives in Mumbai and has written about 20 poems so far. You can contact her at aditi_makim@hotmail.com.