The Dhamma Wheel Meditation Challenge

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tried to remain today with a mind of metta, saddha, and dana for much of it as possible. Feel much happier for it.
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30 minutes walking / 30 minutes sitting.

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Had my hour session interupted tonight so was only able to get 30 minutes of walking in. Better than nothing i guess. :smile:

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Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.

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Today I walked for 100 minutes then sat for 60 minutes. Quite a lot of restlessness while I was walking so I walked for an extra 40 minutes than I originally intended to try to test out this restless feeling (a technique I have tried before). It seemed to come in waves, at first it got more intense, sometimes it was totally absent and I was very peaceful by the time I came to sit. But then while I was sitting I went the other way and slipped into some dullness a little bit when I tried to narrow my focus to the breath.
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Only 20 minute sit tonight. My daughter is sick and not at all happy.

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Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.

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Well done Bodom!
Any meditation during times of difficulty where you are attending to the needs of another is a good thing.
It is during times of adversity that practice becomes our anchor.
Wishing your daughter a full recovery soon.
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bodom wrote:Only 20 minute sit tonight. My daughter is sick and not at all happy.
May Maya be well, healthy, and happy soon!!
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Thanks Ben and David for your well wishes. She's just a little congested and having trouble breathing when laying down so its nothing serious. She's on the tail end of it.

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Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.

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30 minutes walking / 30 minutes sitting.

:anjali:
Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.

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30 minutes walking / 30 minutes sitting.

:anjali:
Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.

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30 minutes walking / 30 minutes sitting.

:anjali:
Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.

- BB
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Today I'm going to do a lot of meditation. The only thing that could get in the way is food, Tolstoy and DW.

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BlackBird wrote:Today I'm going to do a lot of meditation. The only thing that could get in the way is food, Tolstoy and DW.

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I wish I could get more in. My daughter has been my main meditation subject the past 9 months.

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Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.

- BB
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Just finished conducting the last session of mindfulness based cognitive therapy. Feel happy I can do this for other people!
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I'm going on my first ever 9-day retreat tomorrow...should be good.
Four types of letting go:

1) Giving; expecting nothing back in return
2) Throwing things away
3) Contentment; wanting to be here, not wanting to be anywhere else
4) "Teflon Mind"; having a mind which doesn't accumulate things

- Ajahn Brahm
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