2011.11.19 _ 79

Aspirations before sleep.. noticing morning mind. Not in a rush. Keeping it simple.

Noting that "Sickness will surely take the mind, where minds don't usually go".

11-11-19

Lojong Geistestraining Tag 2

Wol hatte angeregt, dass ich meine Erfahrungen auch bei PAB poste. Dieses erste Wochenende mit Unterweisungen und Praxis ist sehr intensiv : heute ging das von 7 Uhr früh bis 20:30 Uhr - morgen noch. Ein Bild beginnt sich abzuzeichnen : wie man praktizieren kann in dem nun begonnenen Jahr und warum was wie ist – wir sind 10 Leute, die sich in dieser Weise nun engagieren. Das nächste Wochenende wird, glaube ich, im Januar sein ...

Meditation late in the evening, after a busy day. It would have been more relaxed if I had tried to find a moment for it earlier in the day.

Standing meditation. Let my body and mind flow with the rhythm of my breath. Why is it so hard to stay with this? During one moment of distraction, of finding myself waiting for the end of the meditation period, I noticed that I was depriving myself of the last minute of the meditation. Something that would have annoyed me if something/somebody else had done it, but as I was doing it myself, passed almost unnoticed. So, back to the meditation.
And then still I found myself glancing at my watch...

Quiet late afternoon meditation, almost dark now, meditation and Tai Chi in my living room, Time to be able to do Tai Chi in the backyard has passed for the season as winter approaches. Realize I miss the openness of the outside with my Tai Chi. Comments of walks in the park seem to surround todays exercise in a good way, brings the outside inside, thank you Pema

Gruess dich, Bertram! Einde Stunde taeglich, das ist schon eine Menge. Es werd mich freuen zu sehen wie es mit dir geht. Danke schoen das wir das mit dir mitmachen koennen! edited 22:46, 19 Nov 2011

:) seems a few of us with colds, etc. It is foggy but when slight, an interesting place too... lots of half naps, and workings... but sloooowly... edge off, more permission not to push.

This morning's was an interesting session in that vein, musing a little, on no-time and appreciation, following reading Pema's wonderful email to the group a few times just after waking.

So interesting to me how one can move energy from one place to another temporarily... have watched myself feel groggy or as yesterday with a headache, and that can clear like clouds parting when engaged. It isn't that it goes away but this does seem a kind of benefit of the compartmentalization that I put into question (as for usefulness) generally. edited 23:56, 19 Nov 2011

::: A murmuration
::: Cloud of starlings in the mind
::: Moving twirling thoughts

On special spot walk
I can just relax
This place does all the doing

Morning sitting in a bright new day;
but dizzy fuzziness of incipient head cold
competed with this brilliant clarity.
Thoughts bumped their heads together
and told me to lie down again
and wait till tomorrow.
A domani. edited 07:11, 20 Nov 2011

7 knocks woke me up...
No one at the door
Eliza and Sam were calling from the pavilion tho.