Vipassana 2: My Second 10day Silent Meditation Retreat
It was hard. It was good. It was hard. go easy ~p
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Knowing…
Wherein I talk about an interview I did on Saturday about Vipassana, getting glasses and… how we don’t know what we don’t know until we KNOW…
Vipassana: Musing on Pain and the Brain at a 10 day Retreat
The Meditative Monkey is back with more Monday musings… if I can watch my body and notice the changing sensations and also watch my chattering mind… who the heck is THE WATCHER?
Vipassana Baby-steps – Valuing the Experiential and Keeping an Open Mind
Installment Four of my Musings on Meditation – a bit more on the value (for me) of practicing vipassana and some discussion of things raised at the retreat that… gave me pause. And… just maybe… a wee insight found.
Vipassana: Into the body – out of the mind
Part Three in my musings on Meditation – a look at working with the body in meditation takes a left turn into… healing from past traumas… a little Good Will Hunting… a little Indigo Girls… and a little of me…
Vipassana: The Grace-filled Dance of Silence
Today I am ruminating on the going in and coming out of Noble Silence during my recent Vipassana Meditation Retreat. The grace-filled bathroom dance and the Greeting of another being. With musical accompaniment by John Prine (Hello in There).
My First Vipassana Retreat: Part ONE: What it IS – Why I Went – What you DO
It’s taken me a while to get down to it – but here’s the first installment on my Adventures at a 10day Silent Meditation Retreat. More fun to follow…
Taking my first wobbly steps down the Dhamma Road
Sitting in a hotel room in Timmins Ontario, listening to Neil Young on the radio. We will spend the day …
21 Monkeys – Day TWENTY ONE – !
Hullo peoples… Wow. I can’t believe it has been 21 days! We did it! I think back on Day ONE…. …
