Week 16 Day 5

Week 16 Day 5

Medi object breathing and choiceless
Intention observe the quality of the attention and try to notice the beginning and the end of sensations

Morning all! My ears are cold! I had a quite a radical haircut last night and that's the first thing thing noticed as I left the salon. Brrrr. 

Today only 71 breaths before losing count as a couple with very clear and loud voices boarded the train.

I followed my usual cycle of breath touch taste seeing smelling hearing. It lasted about 4 or 5 cycles. I felt my hands clasped, neutral taste, some faint perfume smell which got stronger as I observed it, seeing white light and then hearing. Hearing those two people (age 40ish)  who got onto the train. They moved to directly in front of me and my attention was so drawn to them I found it hard not to listen in.

The conversation seemed neutral enough, work decorations etc blah blah. Then the woman said my shower's too big.  Blah blah I'm going on Saturday to the bath store would you come with me, you don't have to blah blah. Guy said sure then something about Legoland. She wanted a second opinion.  Blah blah more work stuff some guy doing stuff for Sound Of Music and has gone skiing. Anyhoo opened my eyes towards Hammersmith to observe these two characters that had got entangled in my practice and allowed me to get lost in the content of their story. Blah blah..then SNOG snog giggle  snog (how many more?) Snog. Subtle not. Think the guy was getting off at my stop. Aha. Ok. Understood.

Well that derailed my practice somewhat, so it's not my thoughts that distract me it's other people's! Ha! Probably best not practice with the East Enders on then.