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Pomegranate Heart: This is it.
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Friday, May 20, 2011. One of the fundamentals of mindfulness practice is non-judgment. The broader meaning is that when I meditate, I do not need to analyze, categorize, interpret or assess my experience. I just need to experience. It, be aware. Doesn’t matter. That’s the past. What matters is what I do NOW. I’ve been re-centering a bit by reading Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Wherever You Go, There You Are. Of the fact that you’ve stopped and are breathing. So here we are. Again. This is it. June 7, 2013 at 7:45 PM.
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Pomegranate Heart: Fire It Up
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Saturday, February 11, 2012. This cold snap and housebound-ness make it a perfect time to fire up the wood stove. It’s also a perfect time to fire up my daily meditation practice…. Box set that includes a 59-card set of the aphorisms—is on its way, and my plan is to do a 59-day meditation cycle, 1 card each day. What can I say…I’m a college English teacher, and I LOVE structure. I’ve also been reading lately The Joy of Living. I’m also sending out a vision of myself at a meditation retreat somewher...
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Pomegranate Heart: Spring Vascillations
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012. It always amazes me how the Universe works to weave threads together into just the tapestry we need. I’ve been re-reading some poetry by W. B. Yeats lately, and once again, I came across my favorite Yeats’ poem, “Vascillation.” It’s a long poem, but there are two stanzas I especially love:. My fiftieth year had come and gone,. I sat, a solitary man,. In a crowded London shop,. An open book and empty cup. On the marble table-top. While on the shop and street I gazed. I like to thin...
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Pomegranate Heart: Insights, observations, discoveries...
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Friday, March 18, 2011. Insights, observations, discoveries. I look out the window and notice the trees—rooted, still, and breathing. Meditation isn’t really concentration; it’s concentrated noticing. In a single sitting meditation, I must still rein in the wild horse—my thoughts—a bazillion times. There’s a community of folks who gather for meditation, yoga, bellydancing and more, less than an hour away! It’s the Butterfly Rainbow Center. I need to time my paper-grading around these….
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Pomegranate Heart: My Bach-ish Brain
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Thursday, March 7, 2013. Okay, I got a little sidetracked. I had a small ischemic stroke last October, and it’s taken me a bit to let my brain and body settle. But I was reminded again recently of the numerous benefits of mindfulness meditation ( http:/ www.apa.org/monitor/2012/07-08/ce-corner.aspx. So gratefully, I went back to my cushion. Before the stroke, meditation was a challenge for my hyper-busy brain (. Don’t think about your breath. Incense smoke is like breath. Trees blowing are like b. For no...
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Pomegranate Heart: The Color of Light
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011. The Color of Light. The most wonderful thing about the experience, something that occurred to me much later that day, was that I simply noticed it…I was aware of it…I didn’t THINK. About it. I felt warmth, appreciation, maybe even joy just to BE in the light. I let it wash over me. But I kept my focus on the breath. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow PomHeart by Email! Uncannery Row (a South Dakota blog). Shambhala Center, Minneapolis. View my complete profile.
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Pomegranate Heart: Wild Horse Mind
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011. It feels like this:. The candles should be further back. The shadows on the crystal lotus make it look like an Area 51 alien. Trees Druids. Did Druids meditate? I should think about not thinking. Venison roast and fingerling potatoes for dinner? The dog’s breathing is more settled than mine. He meditates. He doesn’t have to TRY. Shoes in the dryer. Tympani. Do I still have those blue socks? November 4, 2011 at 12:33 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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another step | acircleofinfluence
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Just another WordPress.com site. Paths are made by walking. Ready or not →. February 10, 2012. After some ado, I submitted my application to attend a month-long Buddhist contemplative retreat. For the last month, I sat like a hen on her eggs with all the information that made its way into my purview. Each person I spoke with or website I visited led to a new recommendation or insight. I made every attempt to remain open and unattached to where or whether I would go until I felt ready. In Minneapolis, whe...