2012.01.06 _ 18

I sat immediately after getting up, rather early in the morning. A great way to start the day. I then continued my hourly tweets-to-self. I'm in the process of letting those get more focused; less a report of what happened in that hour, and more a tourist guide to the illusionary nature of words and concepts, as experienced in that hour.
As for Aphrodite's mentioning of the TSK book, there are two distinct ways of working with the material presented there. One is to work systematically with the exercises that are provided. Another is to just ignore the exercises altogether and instead to let the text speak for itself -- living the vision by letting oneself by guided by the evocative nature of the text. edited 13:31, 6 Jan 2012

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On Three Kings Day, walking on fresh snow in the cold. Back home, the cat, like all cats, usually mainly into Being, is very much into play, thanks to a fresh pot of catnip. I tie a shiny ribbon to her new squeaking fur mouse and I play as Being as she rolls over and over on the rug, in tune with Leonard Cohen's "Dance me to the end of love" on a loop. ["Live in Fredericton", given freely today on iTunes, at least in Canada]. I end up tiring the cat (a rare accomplishment, I’m usually the one giving up first!). She goes back to watching birds in the window. Procrastination does marvels for her entertainment. It's now 12h47 and I'm starting to work. #timestamp

Standing meditation in the evening. First let all heaviness sink to the feet and let the rest float up. Breathe in, breathe out. Tried to just let that weird almost-crying feeling in my throat be as it was, without trying to change or repair it.

A very full day with friends both in SL and RL. I have downloaded so many books to Kindle lately..when will I get time to read them? KIndle is making it too easy to give in to temptation to want to know and learn things. Reading 'Why We Get Fat' by Gary Taubes (heard about from Wester)...interesting theory about insulin levels controlling fat burning. It's the time of year for diets I guess.

I can't resist: Chögyam Trungpa ignores time and joins this page, exhorting us to do nothing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TxQjrUvVmg

Yes, there's do nothing, and humour, possible in every moment!

full day too. Earlier today, post morning sessions when working on something felt very tired but chose to nap rather than push through it. Found that when I woke things were far clearer and I was able to do more in less time than expected. Like naps. :) /me saving youtube :))

Today for me was a do-nothing-day. I felt like I had wasted it until I listened to Chogyam Trungpa. Thank you Eos. I can now go to bed feeling less of a failure. I also appreciate Pema's suggested alternate methods of working with the material in the TSK book. I somehow feel abliged to both: read/appreciate as well as act/experience, as one complements the other. Trouble is, I am finding it hard to do either! edited 07:07, 7 Jan 2012

FWIW, Eliza's tips with TSK book:

The 1st time read through I felt it was over my head (that I wasn't understanding it at all) but that something in me was responding to and enjoying it a lot. Often went outside to read portions aloud, which helped for some odd reason... some sort of circulation. So there was a kind of ground prep.

2nd reading, I went more slowly and took time to do the exercises, even when I couldn't enact them perfectly (not having a mountain for instance).

At some point, i took the book to dentist's waiting rooms and various places such as even one day to the mall during Christmas time. Some of the exercises were fun to do in these contexts.

Now I go back still and read parts as I like, work with exercises as I like. Anyway, I remember it being some comfort to hear from others that they hadn't right away easily understood the process. :)) edited 13:11, 7 Jan 2012