#31.5.2018

May 31, 2018 - Day 346

This blog entry covers three meditation sessions. One is from last night ie the night of 31 May 2018. Then there are the two consecutive nights before that ie the 29 & 30 May 2018.

There has been a long gap in meditation lasting roughly through the last 10 days of May. The gap was due to a family vacation. It is obvious to me that I find it difficult to muster just enough will power to meditate in a new bed ! It’s always good to know certain shortcomings that you may have regarding meditation. Trust me when I say that the only way to identify these habit related shortcomings is to indulge in the habit.

Fearing a mindful rebellion from my own mind against the desire to meditate for 39 minutes, I am returning slowly to a full session. I meditated for 5 minutes on 29 May, 10 minutes on 30 May and 15 minutes on 31 May. With last night’s session, I have entered the Hong Sau phase of a regular 39 minutes session. The first 10 minutes are dedicated to opening prayers, count breathing and relaxation exercises. Therefore, last night’s 15 minuter got me into the body of one of my regular sessions.

With 15 minutes, I had only begun with Hong Sau. If I was to predict the quality of my forthcoming meditation session, I’d place my bets on a certain class of distractions. I got to expect dealing with recently collected memories, tonight. These new memories surface just below our conscious minds. My conscious, waking mind is almost always working at what is at hand.