2 - Death and Impermanence
Session 2 - Death and Impermanence
This was quite a difficult one for me, for two reasons; first, it was hard for me to keep my attention on the object/insight, and secondly, with thought, the object has quite major repercussions on how I would spend my time..
The purpose of this meditation is to eliminate the laziness of attachment, which is the main obstacle to practising Dharma (spelt correctly now..) purely. Read more
Loading ...1 - Our Precious Human Life
Session 1 - Our Precious Human Life.
For this one, it requires a belief in some concepts such as karma, many lives, possible rebirths in different realms etc.. These are a little stretch for me right now. However.. there are contemplations which address my ‘lack of awareness’.. Assuming it is all the truth.. 
Our human life is a rare opportunity, to practice spiritual growth. There are many beings born into lower realms, such as the animal realms, and some of the less visible realms. To be born as a human being shows we have done good things in the past, but if we don’t continue to do them, we will not continue to benefit in future lives, by being born as a human. We are fortunate to have the opportunities, and qualities, that make it possible to practice darma, spiritual growth. And so we should not waste such an opportunity, and we should practice darma with conviction and discipline. Read more
Sunday morning..
This place is beautiful, a six mile run around the local countryside this morning was great. Rolling hills, quiet roads through hamlets, views over woods, lakes, frosty fields and sheep
Sessions look to be 07:30, 10:30, 16:30 and 19:30 - no crazy early morning wake-up!
This is a Buddhist meditation retreat, and I admit to knowing nothing about buddhism. Apparently, Buddha gave different teachings to suit different people and their individual circumstances/views/current awareness. 84,000 of them in all. Read more
Day 0 - Arrived, and start tomorrow..
Well I’m here - http://www.madhyamaka.org/ and although I arrived later than expected, they had saved me a lovely home cooked meal.. and there were lots of hugs.. what a great start! - so kind..
I’m not sure of the routine yet, but it looks as though there are four sessions per day, much silence, and lots of time to contemplate and apply the meditations.. something about sessions at 4:30 and 7:30.. yikes.. hope that’s not 04:30 in the morning.. Read more
Meditation Retreat
Just about to go for a month long meditation retreat, and thought it might be of interest to keep a commentary on the progress. Meditation can be a very powerful tool, but as with most things, there are many variations and styles. Also, the objective of meditation varies. Read more