4-01-2007 Day 1
‘earth is round so there’s no chance that you will fall off or get lost…so choose your path and know that it is the right path for you…know that all paths will lead to the same place…happiness…’ mag19
the sun is slowly going to bed and the light too is fading…it was a beautiful day…a strong day…the schedule is fairly intense…I still have 90 mins of meditation left…we had a really nice lecture this afternoon on meditation…my feet are going numb…like I mean really numb…like I have no feet sensation for a weirdly long time numb…it has me a bit worried…can I do damage sitting crossed legged…amputation…hmmm…everything else seems to be working…
I’m really excited about this retreat…it is very well organized…I see myself doing something like this annually…maybe a spring thing…spring fling…why wouldn’t I this is for me and I deserve it…
I think that I can solve anything by using my breath…including a runny nose that came on strong today…I am stronger though…it might be a cold although I don’t really have any other symptoms…allergies are in the mind and I haven’t suffered from them for years…I will get through it…
I learned that there are 16 steps in Ana Panasity the form of meditation that we are learning…four levels each with four steps…while we will learn all the steps we will practice only the first 8…I guess it takes longer than 10 days to be Buddha.
Peace
mag19
2 comments:
This post sounds like it was written while AT the retreat. Was it? The need to write over came you?
the nuns asked us to fend off the tmeptation to write in our journals as that is a form of stimulation...a habit...the ego/self clinging...needing...however they conceeded that on the flip side this is educational retreat and making notes is how my old reality learns...especially true for me...i learn by doing...writing things down...i have known this for years...however...i have noticed in the 6 months...my memory has been getting so much better...i believe that as i clear my mind from the clutter it is getting easier to remember the things that are important to me...
so yes all the posts that have Day 1,2 etc are exactly what i wrote on that day at the retreat...i did it that way so i can see the progression of my awareness...
peace
mag19
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