I was feeling well fucked today due to too much heat at work. So I stayed home all night. But this did give me time to try two half hour sits. My brain is very happy with me right now. I’m doing a half hour at night and ten minutes in the morning as a daily ritual. It does not bother me to sit for so long. I think is due to my Japanese sword training. I will stop counting days now and just post developments as I see fit.
I feel like I just don’t know how to sit up straight. Comes with being born a slacker I guess. I never knew my back could bend in two places. Now I have to keep both of them straight but not rigid.
I had an urge for a glass of scotch. I quenched it with a glass of soymilk; I’m a G.D. hippie now.
I did have a memory of the first time I was introduced to meditation as a kid. My parents put me in Judo lessons when I was like eight. The instructor would have us mediate for a few minutes before and after class. As we sat there trying to follow the instructions he just gave us, he would walk behind us holding a long dowel. When he thought we were not meditating hard enough or falling asleep he would lay the stick on our shoulder. Then he would hit us with a sharp whack with that evil stick from buddha hell. I really didn’t like that part of class.
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This is wonderful my friend. :) YOU drinking soymilk? That is pretty hilarious, I must admit. Interesting that you were introduced to meditation as a kid. Why do you think you got away from it? Did it feel more like a punishment than something positive and helpful? I was just telling a friend of mine yesterday that I think perhaps I should start meditating. I feel so A.D.D. lately...I think for some of the reasons you mentioned: chaotic noises of Chicago, feeling overstimulated by my envt,etc. I will let you know if I decide to give it a go. ;) Seeing how much clarity it seems to give you though....could be somewhat motivating for me too.
I got away from it because;1. I was a kid, 2. it was a form of discipline. And a few years later I became a punk teenager and hated all authority and anything to do with discipline. Yep
I'm glad that you're really getting into this. It's a nice addition to your lifestyle. What kid of couple are we though? You're meditating, I'm going to start doing yoga. Weird stuff. I love my G.D hippie though.
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