I went running today. I see, if I look back, rough times of my life I have gotten up and have gone for long sprints. Run, run run, and come back, to see I am not putting in enough. How shallow are you breathing - running will tell you - may be!
Just wanted to share that, in rough times, we need to tune up, tune in, be more aggressive, more aggressive with patience, with not putting up with nonsense, and eager to be loving, more aggressive in loving oneself!
As I ran today, stopped to stretch and bend, gather energy and run some more ... I could see the energy spill over to other people, I ran without much pride, giving out metta, instead of sweating pride in my running I ran breathing love for those around me, as much as I could!!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Long day at work-not nasty
“You might remember times when you were completely in the wrong, bad and mean, or ignorant and immoral. Might be times when your heart was pure, and good”
-Practicing Lay Person
I heard this guy say this quote above this week at the group sit. Pretty ripe, old man. He said that he learnt to live now, just learnt driving a car, and just learnt being mindful – yeah, quite a lot to say in one sentence.
What I kept learning this week (if there is a such thing ‘week’), was to recognize, to see. Earlier if I felt energy I will waste it, if I did not feel it then I will crave it …
To know things to be anicca, anatta, dukkha, to treat stuff as same, ahh to recognize this and still work, truthfully.
You know, I was coming back from work, train of thoughts lead to the same realization that had come in myriad ways - all experience to be just that, anicca.
As soon as I realize this, my body relaxed, with each breath the body could relax, breathe through the knots, let it break loose. Doing yoga it did occur that it was better to just breathe ... long way, need sati first.
It is good merits that people become skillful - memory, inclination, capacity to learn and understand Dhamma.
-Practicing Lay Person
I heard this guy say this quote above this week at the group sit. Pretty ripe, old man. He said that he learnt to live now, just learnt driving a car, and just learnt being mindful – yeah, quite a lot to say in one sentence.
What I kept learning this week (if there is a such thing ‘week’), was to recognize, to see. Earlier if I felt energy I will waste it, if I did not feel it then I will crave it …
To know things to be anicca, anatta, dukkha, to treat stuff as same, ahh to recognize this and still work, truthfully.
You know, I was coming back from work, train of thoughts lead to the same realization that had come in myriad ways - all experience to be just that, anicca.
As soon as I realize this, my body relaxed, with each breath the body could relax, breathe through the knots, let it break loose. Doing yoga it did occur that it was better to just breathe ... long way, need sati first.
It is good merits that people become skillful - memory, inclination, capacity to learn and understand Dhamma.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
Write less, right more :)
Anyhew
Remembrance, drives past me
Sun, the shades, the air seems to live within me, of years gone by
not me, not me anymore
Remembrance, drives past me
Sun, the shades, the air seems to live within me, of years gone by
not me, not me anymore
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Unwrap the Gift
One needs to have appreciation to use the gifts you have. Whether you appreciate your microwave or not, it will still work the same. Alas! Not the same with ‘gifts’.
We need to acknowledge, be aware of our strengths, to bring them out, esp. when you meditate ... notice and look back, love and appreciate. Appreciate is to actually know the finer aspects, like a skilled jeweler who knows his art.
So, as you come to discover the finer aspects of your strengths, or gifts, you begin work optimally, with yourself, with all your being.
Peace
Old Tibetan Saying:
To know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers is characteristic of an excellent man [Tiy 61].
We need to acknowledge, be aware of our strengths, to bring them out, esp. when you meditate ... notice and look back, love and appreciate. Appreciate is to actually know the finer aspects, like a skilled jeweler who knows his art.
So, as you come to discover the finer aspects of your strengths, or gifts, you begin work optimally, with yourself, with all your being.
Peace
Old Tibetan Saying:
To know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers is characteristic of an excellent man [Tiy 61].
Monday, March 28, 2011
To die
How will be my last goodbye
will I rise, will I lie
Will I love, when I die
will I change when I die
Will it be unspeakable
will it be respectable
Will it just be
when I let go of me
will I rise, will I lie
Will I love, when I die
will I change when I die
Will it be unspeakable
will it be respectable
Will it just be
when I let go of me
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Jewellery shopping
Sometimes as you live in the world, but not of it -U get to do a lot of things.
Sighhh
Went jewellery shopping - plain painful.
Sighhh
Went jewellery shopping - plain painful.
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