Week 10 Day 7

Week 10 Day 7

Medi object  choiceless 10 metta 30 noting.
Intention quality of attention,  receptive and equanimous to all sensations

Good afternoon! Todays meditation was fab. I have had a good rest and I woke up and immediately got down to business. I definitely think practicing in the morning is a much easier experience for me. So I will have to do some serious thinking about my general routine.

10 minutes of metta. Again I used the Kornfield words and it went very smoothly. I was able to focus first on my niece  and then on my mother and then back to my niece for a few minutes at a time. I will have to look at what I should be feeling in these practices. I know that sometimes I feel a warm feeling, but I think the goal of the practice is to be able to keep the meditation object in focus.

For noting I made sure that I was not too hot and was seated in the usual position. I noted my breathing was like an aperture opening and closing. The peripheral noises - my neighbours cleaning their floor and their conversations. The heating was gently trickling through the radiator, there were the usual ringing noises in my ears. Several thoughts came into my head and these were things that I should be doing in the next couple of months. I had completely forgotten about 1 activity which was to arrange to build the awning in my garden and also I need to do some paperwork on our lease. The former is quite exciting the latter is boring as ... ironing. However my neighbours are relying on me to sort the lease out so I guess I'd better just get it done. As I moved through the practice, I encountered some more thoughts. The thoughts were informational, and did not give me any sensation of irritation. I noticed that there was no tendency to drift and I think this is because of the time of day.

The practice felt relaxed and comfortable,  a bit like a watching a film. I had some bitch itches. But I did manage to resist scratching, and try to be as receptive and equanimous as possible. And the truth is is of course they do disappear . After the chin itch disappeared, there remained a tingling around the area. These tiny sensations seem to annotate the practice. I also saw some great light shows behind of my eyelids. They were like the Northern Lights. And in the tradition of elizabeth usher. I will post a picture made by my own fair hands the northern lights in January  2013.

No golf today, the physio was relieved to know, resting the finger. However I have a lot to do in the house and I'm actually looking forward to dejunking. Hope you all have a great day and look forward to reading your posts. 🐽