Today I find my short meditation as a quite sea in the midst of a bit of chaos, literally. I finally sat down to meditate between two meetings and a couple of looming deadlines. And my couch conveniently faces the ocean. I don't have an ocean view or anything, but that's okay. I know it is there close by and I can feel my heart opening and connected to it. So I sat on my couch for ten minutes of calm in the midst of a hectic day.
I also had the strange experience of having to meditate with a spray bottle at my side. My dog seems uncomfortable with my practice and starts making noise and pacing when I sit quietly with my eyes closed. I hope thats not a sign of how frenetic my life is, that she gets concerned when I am actually peaceful :) Anyway, I found myself meditating next to a water spray bottle which is what I use as a gentle punishment when she barks. How strange to sit next to a tool of punishment and connect with the universe. Maybe it's just practical, maybe it's a reflection of the real complexity of our relationships with the world around us...
I found the sea a particularly nice point of focus. For years and years my spirituality was anchored immediately in nature. More recently I have been more consumed with human relationship or abstract theological thought. I may use some of this meditation practice this month to refocus that connection with nature that fed my spirit for so long.
Love your practice notes from today Kent.
ReplyDeleteToday I found some beautiful Celtic music with Irish lyrics. Since the words are truly lost on me, I drifted (with ipod and headphones on) through thoughts of what I imagined the songstress to be saying and that led me into a unique musical and visual meditation for which I am so grateful tonight.
Did my workout (upper and lower body) then a half hour walking meditation. No music this time. Most of my attention was on a drawing I did yesterday. I was pleased with it and my attention kept going back to it.
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