Hmmmm....Agree with @revisesociology - when we know we have lost focus we are actually becoming aware - a state of meditation 😊. I was so glad to see you in meditation hall afterward 🧘🏼♂️🧘🏼♂️.
Hahaa....I like that idea too. My morning bed coffee time is my favourite 😃.
Thank you 🙏🏼 - we would really love you to join us for SGM (Steemit Group Meditation) and if interested in hosting meditation we would welcome that too 😊. I cordially invite you to Mindful Life community, which resides in the @naturalmedicine server here. We run group meditations and support each other as we grow through conscious awareness. With much love!
The cushions didn't help for a start. I know you shouldn't blame the cushions, but I wasn't built to sit in formal Zazen posture, chairs just weren't the done thing really.
Then the atmosphere... there was something just not quite right, a bit too intense, a bit to trying, but maybe that's just 'me' and that's the problem!
I did get a lot out of them on the way though.
I'll rock up to a session at some point for sure, I just need to settle into a new weekly routine first, then Sat PM suits me quite well.
You have to be comfortable when sitting as a starting point, I think. We can forget that the original postures were developed in a culture where people were used to sitting on the floor, we in the west are not.
I'll drop into the online session when I can, although work timings aren't kind for the next few weeks, so it might be a little while.
I should probably make myself more comfortable when sitting down. I'm definitely not made for sitting on the floor, not even for sitting on chairs ( we do that way too much in the West too, haha. School chairs are often torture )
Would be nice to have you dropping in some day :>)
I like that point of view, it shows that everything that is considered negative can be turned into a positive :>)
Always a pleasure to be part of the group meditation. @Inuke and I chatted a litte afterward. We were curious if you were struggling somewhat ( did you have a cold? ) this time. Do you mind elaborating on this?
Ahh....I was meant to inform the group about this, so thanks for the opportunity. @vincentnijman@plantstoplank@inuke - I was running our SGN Steemit Group Meditation on Saturday with our face to face local community group meditation and couple of meditators here were suffering with cough and cold, hence you were hearing the coughs and some other squeaky noise 😃😃😃. Good testing?
Nu begint het al op een echt huis te lijken... (lol)
Het ziet er al prachtig uit. Eens in je nieuwe nestje zal je snel de miserie uit het recente verleden vergeten.
Ik las miniserie, wat maar weer aangeeft dat de miserie inmiddels achter me ligt. Het viel allemaal ook wel mee hoor. Schrijvers ( en Portugezen ) zijn meesters in overdrijven. Dat maakt het saaiste verhaal de moeite waard :>)
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Definitely not for fun, haha! It was necessary, rotten wood and water in my walls due to years of leakage and a very humid house. It's going to be awesome and cosy very soon :>)
I'm happy with the result and the first test ( rain ) has been successful. I'm only waiting for my attic window to be lowered. They installed it too high and now I don't have a ( mountain ) view from there :>)
Hmmmm....Agree with @revisesociology - when we know we have lost focus we are actually becoming aware - a state of meditation 😊. I was so glad to see you in meditation hall afterward 🧘🏼♂️🧘🏼♂️.
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Although I may have become too complacement - swapping out a cup of tea in bed for meditation some mornings!
Still it's a lot more pleasant than the Zen sessions I used to attend.
I'll join the sessions at some point!
Great initiative on steem this!
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Hahaa....I like that idea too. My morning bed coffee time is my favourite 😃.
Thank you 🙏🏼 - we would really love you to join us for SGM (Steemit Group Meditation) and if interested in hosting meditation we would welcome that too 😊. I cordially invite you to Mindful Life community, which resides in the @naturalmedicine server here. We run group meditations and support each other as we grow through conscious awareness. With much love!
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Another bed drinker here. Better than a bet wetter, I guess... hahaha!
A cup of tea in bed can be pretty mindful too. Although I prefer coffee with a view ;>)
What was so unpleasant about the Zen sessions you attended, if you don't mind me asking?
Would be nice to see you joining in one of these days :>)
The cushions didn't help for a start. I know you shouldn't blame the cushions, but I wasn't built to sit in formal Zazen posture, chairs just weren't the done thing really.
Then the atmosphere... there was something just not quite right, a bit too intense, a bit to trying, but maybe that's just 'me' and that's the problem!
I did get a lot out of them on the way though.
I'll rock up to a session at some point for sure, I just need to settle into a new weekly routine first, then Sat PM suits me quite well.
Thanks for the explanation. I should really work on my back, it's what often stops me from really getting into 'deep' meditation.
I guess it's all about getting something out of it. If meditation would be a piece of cake, it wouldn't be much fun ;>)
It would be fun if you can join in one day. I will probably be there tomorrow. Not sure if that time frame suits you though.
See you around!
You have to be comfortable when sitting as a starting point, I think. We can forget that the original postures were developed in a culture where people were used to sitting on the floor, we in the west are not.
I'll drop into the online session when I can, although work timings aren't kind for the next few weeks, so it might be a little while.
I should probably make myself more comfortable when sitting down. I'm definitely not made for sitting on the floor, not even for sitting on chairs ( we do that way too much in the West too, haha. School chairs are often torture )
Would be nice to have you dropping in some day :>)
I like that point of view, it shows that everything that is considered negative can be turned into a positive :>)
Always a pleasure to be part of the group meditation. @Inuke and I chatted a litte afterward. We were curious if you were struggling somewhat ( did you have a cold? ) this time. Do you mind elaborating on this?
Ahh....I was meant to inform the group about this, so thanks for the opportunity. @vincentnijman @plantstoplank @inuke - I was running our SGN Steemit Group Meditation on Saturday with our face to face local community group meditation and couple of meditators here were suffering with cough and cold, hence you were hearing the coughs and some other squeaky noise 😃😃😃. Good testing?
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Sometimes with meditation, losing focus is just the way it goes, in which case that becomes your meditation!
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Nicely put.
I rock at that. I lose focus all the time, even though I feel I'm way more focused ( when not meditating ) than most people around me :>)
Nu begint het al op een echt huis te lijken... (lol)
Het ziet er al prachtig uit. Eens in je nieuwe nestje zal je snel de miserie uit het recente verleden vergeten.
Ik las miniserie, wat maar weer aangeeft dat de miserie inmiddels achter me ligt. Het viel allemaal ook wel mee hoor. Schrijvers ( en Portugezen ) zijn meesters in overdrijven. Dat maakt het saaiste verhaal de moeite waard :>)
Ja, en daarom is tussen de lijnen lezen een kunst op zich (hahaha)
vooral als er geen lijntjes zijn ( on line ) ;>)
LOL
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Hahaa...I just used google translation 😃Thank you 🙏🏼
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ohhhoooo roofs like that, then must be a big work. But why are we replacing them? for fun or weather?
Definitely not for fun, haha! It was necessary, rotten wood and water in my walls due to years of leakage and a very humid house. It's going to be awesome and cosy very soon :>)
P.S. I bought this place last September.
Ohh so it was a need, hope it turns out amazing :)
I'm happy with the result and the first test ( rain ) has been successful. I'm only waiting for my attic window to be lowered. They installed it too high and now I don't have a ( mountain ) view from there :>)
Oh mountain view, wowie