2011.11.04 _ 64

Thank you Aph, for that piece of autumn. Here's mine: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wester/287617621/

Meditated in the morning. Stood for a minute to ground, then did a few minutes of prostrations focusing of gratefulness, then sat for the rest of the time. I'm dealing with an emotional situation at the moment, and I first found a lot of angry thoughts. Allowed them to come and go. Found those thoughts masked feelings. Allowed those to come and go. I was a bit clearer at the end of the meditation, but still quite stuck as well. Maybe do some more meditation tonight?

"In your practice and during your daily activities, pay particular attention to the points at which you lose your mindfulness. In terms of bodhichitta practice, pay particular attention to the points at which you lose your openness or kindness. Notice the process of losing it and coming back."
http://www.tricycle.com/web-exclusive/train-your-mind-if-you-can-practice-even-when-distracted
(mentioned by Samúð at today's 1am session) edited 10:40, 4 Nov 2011

I spend some time this morning combining yesterday's Wol and Wester practices. Watching judgments coming in -- they do so all the time -- I tried to just watch them without reacting to them, and without letting them pull me along. And I found that slowing down helped. We talk about a "rush to judgment" and indeed, it's often a knee-jerk reaction that let us fall through the trap door of the next little judgment. And it feels so good to just let it go, just to rest without running along.

::: Dawn's rose rays welcome
::: The darkening of the light
::: With inner blessings

Recliner sit: Ahhh! Two wondrous photos from Aph and Wester!
transient gold, mysterious water . . .
and the flowing.
Melt me, beauty, and humbly bow me within your koan of grace.

Listened/watched Imee Ooi, singing the Metta chant in Pali... patient.. gentle. http://is.gd/7DdlH

Then simply listened again when the dawn light crept in.

Focused on letting shoulders and neck release with breathing while moving through the day.. when I noticed.

Night meditation, sitting in bed looking out of the window... dreams beginning before I go to sleep but I stumble over to write this note. :) *check in*

In between time today, travelling into a beautiful day empty of the usual workaday activities. Spent quite a bit of time just sitting at the railway station, going nowhere quite fully.

I seem to be entranced by green and gold
Delighted by the echo of Wester's image
Leaves on water,
Golden larch with soft green fur.
Gentle sunrise and evening afterglow
Illuminating, filling me with joy
as I sit in the silence while the sun sets. edited 04:40, 5 Nov 2011

into darkness
where stories are born
may love radiate