No morning no evening meditations
To learning new techniques,
I went to Kenilworth buddhist center to learn different way of meditating. A three-day course given by an ordained Monk. Not Vipassana. Shinay. Eyes open. Five minute intervals. The first, Shinay to calm the mind. The second five minutes, think of one of the Four Truths: Human Rebirth, Impermanence, Karmic cause and effect, Suffering.
Following from Friday’s motivation, I focused on Human Rebirth. The monk spoke of our privilege. We have idle time to be here.
We have disposable income. We don’t have to be out making the ends barely meet, sitting here. Privilege to be here to learn new skills to live a better life.
We have disposable time. Is this leisure? We don’t have to be out taking care of others and serving customers.
We have able body to sit upright to meditate.
We speak Enlighs, which enables us to undersatnd the techniques and ask questions as we go. We have food to eat and dishes to bring potluck style lunch to feast together.
Human rebirth. Privileges. My story. My life.
How do I feel? Stay here for five minutes.
Human rebirth. More privileges. Abundant giving by those not related to me. Not from a mother. Not from a father. Universal care givers who have something extra to give.
How do I feel? Stay here for five minutes.
The monk chimes the gonk twice to end this 40-minutes of meditations.
With eyes open, the lull of a sleep is less, and I have more awareness of what I need to do. With privilege and power, I am seeing my blessings. My abundance.
What do I do to steer my life 1 degree better than the last?