August 21st, 2011

I'm traveling to San diego at the moment, but in some ways is gives me a bit more time than usual.

On the flight I started to read "Turning the Mind into an Ally" by Sakyong Mipham.

It is awesome. It's already explained a few things in a new way that really resonated with me, so that's pretty exciting.

There is a shambhala center here in San Diego, so I'm hoping to make it to at least one or two sessions this week.

August 19th, 2011

I walked this afternoon and listened to Pema Chodron. She's really awesome. I don't find her talks as engaging as Thich Nhat Hanh, but her content is really good. I loved this one: "Being harsh on yourself for [having strong emotions] is like criticizing the sky for having clouds."
30 minutes later I feel much better, probably a combination of the walking and the Pema Chodron.

It doesn't count as meditation practice, but at least it's Dharma practice.

Thursday, Aug 18th

Looks like I missed yesterday and didn't even realize. I didn't do practice today, but I did at least listen to some more of Pema Chodrons book whilst I was walking this morning. It was hard to stay focused on it though, but it felt like it was overall helpfull. I keep ending up going over bits again anyway just as a function of listening to it on multiple devices.

San Diego next week, I've checked up on times that the Shambhala center is open and has meditation. Not as much as I'd like, but probably more than I'll end up getting to.

August 16th, 2011

No practice today so far. Maybe I should come up with a concrete plan to get myself back on the cushion. I feel like there are lots of reasons swirling around in my head why I can't, but I've not bothered to sit down and work through them.

Monday, Aug 15, 2011

Monday morning. Today is sprint planning. I feel that with going to San Diego next week, I really really need to get back into practice. I'm hoping to get to the Shambhala center out there as often as I can during that week, but I have no idea what their hours currently are as I haven't yet checked.

I should probably make a plan to meditate - set a fixed time, but I don't have the courage right now.

A Start

I am intending to use this blog to track my daily practice and things related to philosophy and religion that are meaningful for me. Comments more than welcome, I hope some out there will join the journey with me.