文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要内容是关于一群年轻人进行冥想和心灵探索的经历。他们坐在地上,闭着眼睛,通过听音乐,进行冥想和对话,以缓解压力和寻找内心的平静。这种心灵体验已经成为年轻一代寻找放松和探索心灵的最新选择。
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On a recent Sunday afternoon, 15 young people lay comfortably on colorful carpets and throw pillows arranged in 1 circle. Their eyes were closed, some with their legs spread forward and 2 curled up, looking as if they were asleep.
Kong Yi sat cross-legged before them, using a special stick to hit lightly metal bowls in front of her, making a sound 3 reverberated(回荡)long inside the quiet room. Following Kong’s 4 (instruction), they went in for a two-hour sound treating and meditation(冥想)course. Listening to the slowly disappearing sounds of age-old musical instruments such as singing bowls and gongs, the members reached a deeper center and a semi-conscious(半意识)state.
After, they were guided into supposing that they 5 (talk) to a wise man dressed in white, during which they could ask questions and get answers from the wise man in half an hour. In the final part, they were pulled 6 (share) their heart conversations with other members. “In that class, many people asked the meaning of life in the end 7 everyone gave different answers from the wise man — 8 (actual) themselves, ” said Kong, who runs a work room offering treating courses connected with art forms 9 painting, music and dance.
Such spiritual, meditative experiences that can lower stress and worry have become the 10 (late) choice for the country’s stressed-out younger generation looking for relaxation and heart exploration.