19.10.10-The heaven lying at your feet…
I have been able to get back to some vigorous exercise this week and I feel a decided effect on my state of mind. I think by nature I have a very fast flowing Chi, and although yoga and meditation are a good way to release some of it, there is nothing like running or […]
18.10.10-Nothing to say or write
I completed my practice this morning and spent the rest of the day working and preparing for a sales presentation that I have scheduled for Wednesday morning. This journal is a tool for learning about myself and a documentation of my voyage into a new world. I keep it just as someone who is practicing […]
17.10.10-Self healing
My family and I were invited by some close friends of ours to their house in the country-side this weekend, so I was not able to post on Friday or Saturday night. I did manage to continue my practice and did not miss a day. My meditation is back on track now. The difficulties I […]
14.10.10-A wave crashes
I had a long meditation this morning, but missed my yoga practice because of a lack of time and planning. The model of Lucid Living, or any other map which one might use in an attempt to explain and navigate the experience of existence is just that- a model. Every religion, dogma, philosophy, or scientific […]
13.10.10- Widening circles
I completed my practice this morning in addition to a meditation before bed last night. I have been having trouble concentrating the past couple of days, and Im not sure what the cause is. I am not able to clear my mind of thoughts as easily as I normally am, but have had to spend […]
12.10.10- Subtle bliss
I meditated and completed my yoga practice this morning in that order. I have now realized that as long as my body is in healthy and supple condition, I prefer to meditate before going into my yoga routine. If however, I have tension, soreness or pain in my body, I think it is more productive […]
11.10.10-The only freedom to be had
I meditated first thing this morning, but did not have time to do my yoga immediately afterward. Instead, after a relatively light work day I took advantage of the beautiful sunny weather to drive to a nearby forest and take a short hike. The leaves on the trees are at the chromatic height of their […]
10.10.10- A great sense of relief
I was not able to post for the past couple of days because I had concerts in the evenings and rehearsals during the days along with work all last week. I nevertheless managed to find the time for my yoga and meditation every day. I am still fighting with the last bit of a lingering […]
07.10.10-Resonance
Because I missed my meditation sessions last weekend, I meditated on Monday night in order to catch up on my practice. I then meditated again on Tuesday and Wednesday nights in addition to my morning meditation, and I plan on doing so again tonight. Throughout this week I have definitely sensed a deepened state of […]
06.10.10-An Unavoidable Destination
I am still recovering from my cold, but I did nevertheless do my morning yoga because I will be playing a concert with a chamber group this weekend, and my body wont agree with me unless I do. Although it was a bit of a strain to do the yoga, Im glad I did as […]
05.10.10-As it should be
Although I have felt too ill to do any yoga since Sunday, I meditated last night as well as this morning. I was not expecting to be able to meditate very effectively because of my stuffy nose, but I washed my nose out with saline solution so as to be able to breath better and […]
04.10.10-Back to the well…
I friend of mine from the States whom I had not seen in a long time was in town this weekend and some friends of mine and I went out with him on Friday and Saturday nights. All the while I have been fighting the cold that seems to be going around the city at […]
3.10.10-Keeping the fire burning
I have begun attempting to practice the cultivation of Gratitude as a means of influencing my living dreamscape. The first thing that I realize when I begin, is that my emotional imagination is not very vivid or exact. It is clear that it is not as sharp and developed as my other kinds of imagination […]
2.10.10- The mother of learning
A lesson that I have learned already many times began to dawn on me again today. I once again realized that Lucid Living is uncomplicated. I do not need to try to be or do anything in particular in order to achieve anything. In actuality, it is the quality of the effort that I apply […]
30.09.10-A new world
It seems as if I’ve hit a bit of a plateau with my practice this week. It`s not that there is anything wrong, it`s just that previously I had been aware of continual and steady improvements in my ability to calm my mind and reach Sammadhi. For the past week, I have sensed no change. […]
29.09.10-Transition creatures
Sometimes I feel as if the place and time we are living in right now is unique not only in human history, but in the story of life on earth. We seem to be a transition species; a species which marks a departure from one kind of existence to another. In the beginning it seems […]
28.09.10-Face the dragon
This morning I once again went back to doing my yoga first and then meditating. I think I prefer meditating first- there is a different quality to the meditation when I do it right out of bed. The yoga then becomes an extension of the meditative state. Today has been a real test of my […]
27.09.10-Wisdom
I overslept by mistake this morning, so I was unable to do my yoga. I did however complete an hour long meditation immediately upon waking up. Today has been a difficult test for me. Some extremely large and unexpected business costs along with a relatively meager financial outlook for the short term future are making […]
25.09.10-A stable foundation
This morning I tried a tool for meditation called isochronic tones. It uses auditory stimulation to achieve a meditative state of “brain entrainment”. I used a set of excellent headphones and did experience an interesting and focused state. I have to say however that neither this program nor others like it which I have tried […]
25.09.10-Emotional Creatures
Last night I was invited to a dinner party where I had a few drinks. I had a bit of a headache this morning so I postponed my practice until the early afternoon. Not surprisingly, I found it much more difficult to focus and calm my mind, and my Sammadhi state was much less stable. […]
23.09.10-A wondrous dream…
Light a stick of incense, put in my earplugs, sit down on my cushion, bow and stretch my back and neck… and begin. Counting the breath… catching my thoughts as they arise… and eventually, begin fading… fading. Ive just been… breathing… energy tingles, moves, rushes… smile, love, radiate… marvel… fade out… My eyes open. Incense […]
22.09.10-Counting down…
I am continuing to experiment with the way I order my practice and this morning I once again meditated immediately upone getting out of bed. I went straight from sleep to meditation, with little wakeful time in between. The result is that by the time I am fully awake and getting started with my day, […]
21.09.2010-Holding it together…
Often I see people trying to make the world a better place by taking vigorous action to change a situation. This is good and necessary, but I believe that in order to effect true and permanent change for the better, ultimately a different solution is necessary. There is a collective consciousness which is literally creating […]
20.09.10-The Breath…
I am trying something different at the moment. I have been trying to meditate immediately after getting out of bed and then doing my Yoga after my meditation. I find my energy is slower and it takes longer to get it flowing through me, but my mind seems to be less agitated. Its as if […]