Week 18 Day 4

Week 18 Day 4

Medi object choiceless awareness
Intention to be equanimous of all sensations

Good morning all! The sun is shining but it feels bitingly cold . There are sounds of coughs and sneezes on the train.

Noting today with the intention of being equanimous. All sensations allowed good bad or ugly. At the start I felt a hunger pang in my stomach, vaguely uncomfortable. I started with the rising and falling of the breath but was soon drawn to a hearing sensation of unpleasant vedena. I thought at first it was headphone leakage but it turned out to be someone watching a video on their phone without headphones.  I noted my minor irritation. Thoughts of activities came into my head, I watched them until they faded. Tis the season of hayfever so I am now sniffly. Actually very irritating. An itch above the left eye brow came into focus but I observed and watched it invite me to scratch. These itches eventually fade but not completely, so a little urge is always there. Although the children are now on holiday the trains are packed. There's are general busy buzz about them. I got off the train crossed over to my usual spot and decided to observe the advert in front of me. The words are "big things come from small beginnings". I observed the space between the letters, the G fascinated me the most -  it was like an arrow pointing upwards. Behind the words is a picture of a woman holding a paintbrush  I assume that she is painting. However her nails are well manicured and her clothes unblemished. The painting is of a greeny blue scene and there are drips of paint at the top of the painting, which was unpleasant vedena because it looked untidy to me...argh! The next train arrived.

Anyhoo have a good day and happy practice!