Day Eighteen: Sri Chinmoy and a Suspicious Mind
I came home today to find a letter inviting me to come along to the Sri Chinmoy centre in Bristol for one of its meditation classes. I’d mentioned that I’d be missing the regular Friday class because of the hen party. The fact that they took the trouble to write to my home address (collected […]
Days Fifteen, Sixteen and Seventeen: Weekend Catchup
This will of necessity be a short catchup, as I have a lot to do after a weekend away… The hen party was great, but not entirely conducive to meditation. I didn’t drink, which probably saved my life, but there still wasn’t a lot of time for quiet contemplation. I did, however, try to meditate […]
Day Fourteen: The Only Way Is Up
After waking from yet another weird dream, this time involving horse racing, and a quick shower, the meditation went better today. There were at least a few periods where I was focused on the flame for a little while, and I “caught myself” quicker when I wandered off. I’m still regularly plagued by music, thoughts […]
Day Thirteen: Not much in the way of progress
Another day, another fifteen minutes sitting in front of a candle whilst thinking about random other things. That was after starting the day with yet another odd dream, this one involving playing with big fluid magnets and finding out that there was a big chunk of metal embedded in my body. Then followed another day with […]