short comment

o, so attachment does equal suffering...gotta firsthand glimpse this am. how 'bout you?

mind benders

amazed by how much crap just comes up of its own volition, i'm moving around doing and the story keeps growing. i see pieces of the past being added and the whole thing coloring a wicked picture of the future. i realize very suddenly, really so abruptly, wow it's just about the time i've schedule to sit this morning. i feel an incredible physical resistance with my whole body, like tie me to a tree, give me some mind numbing activity, get me outa here now, anything to keep me from sitting with it. man, the little me is one strong little bully, i just can't seem to let go. ok, here's the cushion, and i tell myself that is the point, sit with it.

meditation tools go hi(gher)-tech

so, this is perhaps not the most profound post, but i just located a great tool for mac users to track meditation: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/20879. it's a meditation timer. there are many available on-line, regardless of whether you're a PC user or mac-head.

we all need good infrastructure to support our practice, right? :)

Buddha's Back

ok ok, here we are!
Commit to Sit.
week one: the breath,
we all know it,
so ahhh,
just begin again,
smile,
follow the breath.
sure is easier to say it, eh?!

painting by emily meyer