Took a longer break between workouts this time. Thought I might need a little more time to heal up and gain strength.
Little by little.
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Last nightâs walk home was blessedly dry and not rainy. Although everything was wet and the clouds were thick. But I was able to see the bright, white moon.
Also saw a lot of big snails. Theyâre so big that they look like little shoes sliding along on the ground. Their appearance and their antenna make them look smart to me somehow.
Also, more bats these days on my evening walks home, when I pass through densely treed sections. Flying over my head. Just over my head last night.
Stayed up way too late last night, and had weird, jagged dreams. Woke up feeling like âSheesh.â
Havenât meditated yet, and I have an afternoon meeting, so I wonât be able to do it until after that. Probably in the evening. Spent some time this morning journaling and processing life-lessons.
Saw this video from this random guy this morning, talking about 4 signs that a girl is cheating on you. He wasnât one of these rabid misogyny evangelist types. Just describing things. And when I looked back on my dating life when I was younger, I saw that, âYup. I agree with him.â
Now Iâve got about a half hour before I need to leave for the meeting. I should cook something in this time.
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How do oneâs mind and attention get grabbed?
Consider it.
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Today, I facilitated a group consultation meeting. 4 people and me. Itâs something thatâs been happening regularly for a while now.
But I noticed that today, it felt so natural to just tell stories. Sometimes I do that less, sometimes more. Today was definitely a more day.
Yesterday was a subliminal day, and maybe the Storyteller module was getting some more processing. It was very noticeable to me.
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Evening meditation today. 8:05 pm to 9:05 pm thereabouts.
Grateful for this, as always.
Now, Iâm going to cook and eat a late dinner.
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Take refuge in the timelessness of the human condition
Take refuge in the timelessness of Consciousness
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Every so often, quite regularly actually, Fire or Saint will make a statement that really clarifies or elevates how to work with and get the most out of a subliminal. Itâs a good idea to take note.
Advancing your understanding and imagination of how a program can work will lead to refinements in how it does work.
So itâs a good idea to go back to read and think on the program descriptions.
And donât think of your doubts and questioning as bad things. Integrate and harness them as part of the introspection and transformation process.
What can I do?
How can I make this work?
What do I really want?
What is the potential in this program?
What are the possibilities in my life situation?
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Definitely a deep meditation today.
And when it ended, I sat for a moment longer. Then I opened up my tablet to type here and I was greeted by this sight:
Nice.
Shower.
Eat.
Work.
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some recurring favorites of mine
(just a very satisfying melodic and harmonic line. makes me happy.)
(instrumental version)
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More Meditation Thoughts
Meditation is both easier and more difficult than we may often imagine.
An imperfect metaphor
Imagine that there is a starâa source of energizing sunlight. Where ever and whatever it illuminates receives energy and experiences increased, facilitated development. Shine it on the plants behind the house, and they begin to grow more quickly. Shine it on the sand next to the house, and the ants become more vigorous and active. Shine it onto two people walking down the street, and their conversation grows more profound. Wherever it shines, it brings energy and supports evolution.
Moreover, thereâs no âwrongâ place to shine it. Its benefits will extend as far as its scope, breadth, and depth.
This star has a name: Your Attention.
You can shine it anywhere and on anything and it will be beneficial.
And so, in this way, meditation is easy. The star is going to shine regardless of where itâs directed. And wherever itâs directed there will be benefit.
Where things can be difficult is in relation to expectations, priorities, or even legitimate needs that we may have. We may have difficulty directing attention to certain areas, or have difficulty keeping it there long enough to experience whatever benefits we are desiring. Thatâs where the training part enters the picture; because with time and practice we can grow more adept and influencing where that âsunlightâ of attention is directed. And as humans tend to do, we quickly develop hierarchies of âbetterâ and âworseâ places to direct attention. This is not precisely âwrongâ, yet itâs also not necessarily ârightâ.
If we get overly fixated on one particular way or developing, deepening, and directing attention, then weâre missing the deeper point of the entire thing.
On the other hand, this practice of training attention can yield many interesting and beneficial adventures and openings.
This, by the way, is related to that whole subject of âno thoughtsâ. In fact, there is always thought. Thought is neural processing. If mind is an ocean, then thought is water. If there is an ocean, then there is water. But when people describe âno thoughtâ, what theyâre usually describing are the âwave patternsâ in the water.
If you are at the surface of an ocean, wave movements are dramatic, constant, and active. There may be storms. There are tides. There are great beautiful surfing waves. Constant movement.
If you dive deep enough into the ocean, now the movement is different. There is not this constant dramatic, blowing here and falling there. There is a sense of stillness. This is not because there is âno waterâ. Itâs because the water is moving differently at that altitude. Itâs the same with subjective sensations during meditation. Thereâs always thought because the nervous system is alive. But the waves and movement of neural activity can be much more still. And people have learned to praise that stillness. And so then we become upset and dissatisfied when we donât get there.
Fact is, the water at the surface is just as âgoodâ as the water down below.
Same water. Just different waves.
Wherever you direct your attention will be beneficial. You donât have to âstop your thoughtsâ. You just need to observe and feel them. Learn about how they move.
Whatever and wherever you direct attention will be beneficial. Over time.
And yes, there are also numerous traditions that tell you what the best places are to direct attention. âShine it on the mountains.â âShine it in the forests.â âGet it really intense and focused and then you can shine deeper into the water.â And so on.
They are not bad. But as with most things. The best one for you is probably the one that you can do.
Donât be like the person who curses his 2 billion dollars in diamonds because heâs convinced that heâs actually supposed to have 1 billion dollars in gold.
Start from appreciating the treasures that you do have and then extend and expand from there.
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Had a pretty early meditation today.
5:45 am.
Was not particularly deep. But it also kind of sped by.
Have a Sunday morning meeting. Not quite ready yet. Letâs get off the forum.
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I had a weekly work-related meeting that was originally scheduled to go for about 3 months this summer, on every Wednesday night for about 2 to 3 hours. Myself as the facilitator and 2 other people meeting with me. One of the people made a request to shift the meeting time to Sunday mornings if that were at all possible. And upon reflection, I decided that it might actually be kind of novel and would be fine for me.
So I agreed to it.
Today was the first time to do it. And I think it was actually pretty good.
But I was not quite ready for it, so I was kind of scrambling to get things together in time. There was a certain inner discomfort that was in the background as I was in the meeting. Now, I believe, Iâll be able to get things prepared in advance. So the next ones should be even better.
I did not listen to subliminals yesterday as I would usually have done. Iâm probably going to wait until Tuesday to go again.
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This was one of my favorite pieces as a child
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Thatâs not the right version. This performance feels more ham-fisted to me. Iâll need to try to find the performance that I first heard.
Same for Debussy En Bateau (for flute and piano) from Le Petite Suite. Canât find the right version. Looking!
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The only way to know the Universe and anything in it,
is through imagination.
Mathematics and science are tools for refining and applying imagination.
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There seems to be a large swallows nest in the overhang about 2 floors above my office window. As a result, throughout the day, I am treated to constant aerial acrobatics from these amazing masters.
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I seem to be in a phase in which the âMeâ part of the equation feels more immediate and pressing than the subliminals. Paradoxically, I suspect that this means that the subliminals are working.
You donât get a telescope in order to look at itself. And you donât buy a car in order to drive to itself. You get the telescope because thereâs somewhere far away that you would like to see clearly, and so you look through the telescope. You buy the car because there are places that you would like to get to, and so you get in the car and drive to those places.
This is probably especially fitting with ZP.
Early subliminal iterations were like this:
Enhances your strength, speed, defenses. Gets you where youâre going, but youâre not going to forget that itâs there.
Meanwhile, ZP on the other hand is more like:
The external trappings are kept to a minimum and the focus is on connecting you to your own strength. Easy to forget that youâre wearing it.
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Woke up at 5:45. Listened to 10 minutes of PHENOMENAUT Genesis and decided to go for a full loop of BUILD today. Played the first 12 minutes; paused to consider, then played the remaining 3 minutes.
After that, meditated from around 6:15 to around 7:15. Now itâs 7:23. Need to get to office by 10 for first meeting.
Think I may take a power nap and see if I can do an early morning row. Or not. Iâm tired.
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