Monday, Monday

Well here we are, first of many we hope.



Just to eliminate me constantly going over the same stuff I will set the scene, as it where, for my daily meditation. I start at 06:00 /06:05 and aim to do about 40 minutes. I sit on a single cushion, crossed legged with my right knee supported by a small cushion. I meditate in weekly cycles, alternating between the mindfulness of breathing and the Mettabhavana.



So lets get going, just imagine the above and read on........



NEW START, this is what I am aiming for with my Mettabhavana practice. I have been trying to mentally set the scene a little like the above only in more detail. I use Padmaloka, a retreat centre in Norfolk, as a start and add different items, people, sounds and textures to create a warm environment to generate Metta towards myself. This I can then share amongst , a close friend, an acquaintance, a difficult person and then all of us together letting the metta spread out like light from the morning sun as the sun risers higher in the sky.

So how was it, well there where a few clouds in my clear blue sky and the usual mundane items of thought crept in, work, things that need to be sorted out etc. but I did get to Padmaloka, and I did make some progress. This is how it is, each moment progress, in as much as effort is made or the realisation that effort needs to be made.

Moment, moment, moment............