My Summer Retreat
I've decided that I'm going on retreat... right here in my apartment. I still have to work, but outside of work I will be using my spare time for practice... I won't be online, I won't be posting... so I'm sure I'll have a lot to catch up on next Sunday.
p.s. I watched Hotel Rwanda with my parents tonight. I had been wanting to see it for a long time. Watching that movie reminds me that I have absolutely nothing to complain about.
i know what you're saying. and with all of today's overload, it gets that way sometimes. take the time you need. we'll be here.
in peace & freedom,
angel
Posted by: angel | Monday, 13 June 2005 at 11:56 PM
Good for you! I'm trying to make space to retreat myself. My group Great Tree has just purchased a property for monastic practice and the years of work we had to do to get here has been so exhausting and so full of dukha that it was hard to remember our intention at times. It will be great to finally be able to focus on shikantaza (just sitting) again. Have a good retreat.
Posted by: chimyo | Thursday, 16 June 2005 at 08:47 AM
Angel... thanks for the sentiment! Overload has been a big part of my life this year... Learning to put things down and work through the stress of overload has been a huge lesson for me. The journey continues...
Chimyo... how exciting to see years of hard work coming to fruition! What I'm learning is that no matter what is happening, we can always create space for shikantaza. As for me, I just have to carve it out... and I find that it does help to alleviate (even erase) whatever dukkha I am mired in. Best of luck to you and your Sangha!
Posted by: chalip | Saturday, 25 June 2005 at 05:24 PM
Oh my!!
How I wish I could do that!!
Posted by: Non_Plussed | Sunday, 26 June 2005 at 06:04 PM
Non_Plussed... welcome!
My question is, why can't you? I don't ask in that judgemental "looking down my nose at you" sort of way... but as a casual inquiry. Why can't you? What stops you?
Posted by: chalip | Saturday, 02 July 2005 at 06:29 PM