"It has given me a sense of security and purpose in life which I never thought possible."
Venerable Khema, formerly Rachel, is a British Buddhist nun who spent much time at Dhamma Giri in India, then at The Phyu Taw Ya Monastery in Burma, and now lives in Sri Lanka. In 2007, she wrote this in her meditation journal:
“Practising Vipassana
helps me to experience the law of cause and effect. It shows me that if I am
unhappy it is because I am reacting to feelings inside. Things do not happen
randomly. Meditation has a powerful effect on my mind which affects the way I
behave and this in turn affects what happens to me and the way people act
towards me. Meditation has made me more confident and less worried. It has
given me a sense of security and purpose in life which I never thought
possible. For that I am very grateful.”