Week 11 Day 4

Week 11 Day 4

Medi object choiceless
Intention observe attachment and aversion

Good afternoon everyone! Today's tube medi was a few mins metta and then the rest noting. I actually continued my practice after I changed tubes trying to remain mindful on the platform. Interesting.

The metta was a bit hopeless, as I was pondering about young grad, I attempted to practise but decided to move onto noting. I may have to do it in a quieter setting. Noting was interesting as it was punctuated by the EXTREMELY LOUD newpaper turning just above my head. A guy was hanging on to the post and whiplash turning the pages as he read them. May be my hearing has become hyper sensitive but it was very unpleasant vedana and there was palpable relief on my part whilst he was reading. I observed my irritation and tried to remain equanimous. No bodily functions erupted today, you'll be glad to hear. Imagine what that would be like in a formal practice!? The practice on the Piccadilly line was uneventful, so as well as page turning, I sensed my breathing, the announcements, the other passenger activities. When I got onto the other train I experienced unpleasant vedana in the sensation of freezing air blasting through the carriage every time the door opened. I was on the District line sitting in a single seat and the pane of glass next to me was also quite unpleasant to touch. I observed the cooling of my left leg and my aversion to the cold, I was tempted to move seats but I decided that I would put up with it. Conclusion the District line trains are not heated like the ones on the Piccadilly line! The overwhelming thoughts were complaints about the cold, I momentarily recalled the face of Thich Nhat Hanh (I still have to look that up top spell it) - a life time of meditation and peace seeking results in pixie ears and a permanent upturn of the corners of the mouth! But imagine not being allowed back into your own country...that would be heartbreaking.

Anyhoo, I have made a discovery and I'm sure that it is because of the meditation. I think that my short term memory has improved. I've mentioned before that I could never remember the scores on round of 18, but now I can still remember Sunday's scores. I also can remember meeting details from yesterday in crystal detail. I noticed this as I was having a meeting with y.g. and was almost able to recount the conversations word for word. It could be that I had super observation switched on as I was running the meeting as well, but for the last few months B.M. - Before Meditation - I had started to forget bits and pieces - I am an avid note taker and list writer but I have not had to write anything down and I've been able to remember the mundane to the critical. (Famous last words...)

I did do my photobook but it was all pictures of my niece - so I will find some scenic photies and post a couple when I get home.