Hi all,
I'm 34 years old, male and living in The Netherlands. I first came across the teachings at age 13 and was intrigued but also lazy. Then at age 33 I came full circle, reacquinted myself and started my meditation practice quietly at home aided by the guided meditations of Jon Kabat-Zinn. Last August I went on my first 10day vipassana retreat with the Goenka organisation. While it deepened my mindfulness practice and made a thorough impact on me, I do not at this time practice the vedanupassana method "from the top of the head to the tips of the toes". Instead, I focus on breathing and thoughts most of all. Sometimes on sounds and prevailing body sensations. The daily sitting practice has become an anchor point for my life and I can not imagine ever giving it up, although few-day lapses occur from time to time.
I live alone and have more or less monogamous relationships, serially. No kids. I've been self-employed for all of my working life, mostly in internet businesses although i've started a life coaching practice about a year ago. It was time for a change. Currently, I find myself looking for work which creates some measure of stress. Mindfulness lapses, which does not sit well and I need to take care not to assign blame to myself.
I've been looking for a noble friend. I've been reading up here for the past few days and decided to want to participate, if you'll have me.
Merin says Hi
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Re: Merin says Hi
Greetings Merin,
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel.
Nice to have you onboard.
Metta,
Retro.
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel.
Nice to have you onboard.
Metta,
Retro.
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
Re: Merin says Hi
Sure. You are welcome here, Merin!merin wrote:if you'll have me.
“No lists of things to be done. The day providential to itself. The hour. There is no later. This is later. All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one's heart have a common provenance in pain. Their birth in grief and ashes.”
- Cormac McCarthy, The Road
Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
- Sutta Nipata 3.725
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- Cormac McCarthy, The Road
Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
- Sutta Nipata 3.725
Compassionate Hands Foundation (Buddhist aid in Myanmar) • Buddhist Global Relief • UNHCR
e: [email protected]..
Re: Merin says Hi
Welcome Merin!
Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.
- BB
- BB