Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Meditation July 1, 2013


I’ve been drawn to Buddhism for some time, joining the occasional Wednesday morning sangha at Spirit Rock, taking a workshop at Green Gulch or a indulging in a retreat at Tassajara.  In fact I’m a member of the San Francisco Zen Center, but I have never managed to commit to a daily practice of meditation.  Now is the time to begin.  I had ordered a copy of Norman Fischer’s new book on compassion and decided to use that as my vehicle to give structure to my new venture.  In fact, the first chapter is called, “resolve to begin” and so I did.  I pulled out my indigo cushion, organized my little altar of Buddhas, incense, and flowers, set my iPhone timer, and voila, I began. 

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