The Long Road (Addhāna-magga)

Monthly archives: June 2017

Rain — Or in other words “it’s raining”. I have been so used, of late, of either rmeditating in the forest or under a large tree in the garden I had forgotten that “inside” is an option 😉 Finally today we have some long-awaited rain. Unfair of me to blame anything […]

Tears of the Cāturmahārājikakāyika devas

June 27, 2017 in Uncategorized by smiths789

Another trip to the forest to sit on a very hot day. Scorchio in fact; had to find some shade. On the way, I found a bird by the wayside that looked like it may have been hit by a car. This is a young crow and most people […]

Compassion arising on the way to the Forest

June 17, 2017 in Uncategorized by smiths789

Meditation Panarama — Despite the lack of sleep ( 5:15am start) I managed 20 minutes on the mat first thing. After a busy day, I checked into a hotel and set off for a few miles through the wonderful North Wilshire country-side. After finding a nice quiet hill, I added another 30 minutes […]

It’s a bug’s life!

June 13, 2017 in Uncategorized by smiths789

The local sitting group was having the usual post meditation cuppa and a chat and the subject of the ego fighting back when the mind calms and the grok of the concept of annata is close. It seems the ego sees this as a threat and fights back either with […]

Me, myself and I

June 11, 2017 in Uncategorized by smiths789

So what motivates us to meditate. Sometimes it feels like a chore? It is vital to understand your motivation for this. Is it a strategy for managing your stress or is this an element of practice on the path (this blog is about the long road? ;-). […]

Motivation

June 6, 2017 in Practice by smiths789