With a Calm and Quiet Mind!
Ok - Here we go, let's all share about the re-entry!
I saw my family the day I returned and found a few moments of non-reaction - I was shocked. It actually worked!!
I then came back to my small apartment in the insane city called Manhattan with 2 houseguests for a week. I tried to meditate while they went to sleep, but often skipped my sittings. Then I tried to be a part of my life before dhamma and I got completely overwhelmed - I wanted to shut off and I questioned everything. I went into a huge backlash of fear, confusion and control. Many long sits later, I'm here and full of gratitude. It's those hour long ones that really do the work!
And I've got a new motto for everything in my life that I want to practice:
Make a Strong Determination
Then try my best
This is how I got through the 1-hour group sits - I somehow sat without moving a few times! What an accomplishment for everyone. I LOVE LOVE Vipassana and everything I learned is like a precious gem, just like Goenaka said.
Sadhu
Oh...
I bought a few book from this website: Pariyatti
The Discourse Summaries
Art of Living
Life of the Buddha: According to the Pali Canon
1 comment:
Thank you, Dear Heart, for making this beautiful page and inviting me to participate!
I've had what must be the world's easiest re-entry because I have had no real schedule pressures and so have been able to do my sittings morning and evening almost every day since 7/6. Still, I do have my (TM meditator) husband and 15 year old son around to interject some aspects of the "real" world. I find myself much less reactive than before, much more able to wait before responding to what I perceive as something negative that's happened. This is a WONDERFUL thing and I am filled to overflowing with gratitude to every being in the entire world and especially to you, my sitting friends from Kaufman, Texas. Thank you for being the light, for guiding and encouraging!
Love, love, love,
Thayne
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