a time to grieve; a time to dance

Have you ever found a glistening coin on the bed of a flowing stream? You point at it but your friend isn't quite able to see it. Or maybe your friend is pointing at something at a short distance and, for all your neck-craning, you can't quite see what it is.

This blog is exactly that. This is me pointing at something that I know is there and hope you'd see, too. Whether it's at a golden mask at the bottom of the well or an eagle soaring high in the sky, I wish you Happy Looking!

21 November 2015

My spiritual practices

On an ideal day, I would have done these non-negotiable spiritual practices.  I say "ideal" because Life happens and I won't always be able to do these.  Whenever I fail, I won't beat myself up for it.  I refuse to inflict further pain upon myself.  Instead, I shall just smile, accept that Today is Today, and what is, is.

1) morning's pages from Dorothea Brande's "Becoming A Writer"
2) yoga
3) Vipassana — to learn more about this meditation practice, visit dhamma.org

I shall do one hour of writing practice as soon as I wake up, as opposed to three pages prescribed by Julia Cameron.  Instead of walks, I shall do asanas.  And a meditation practice is one that is advocated by Brande in her book as well.

In a manner of speaking, all three are various forms of meditation.  One has me writing, one has me moving, one has me sitting completely still, but all of them involve breathing.
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