I am at peace with the process of death and grieving. I give myself time and space to go through this natural, normal process of life. I am aware that I can never lose anyone and that I am never lost. In the twinkling of an eye, I will connect with the soul again.
I got to play two sets of tennis at Eastwood Park! The gang was amazed that I was playing and I was playing so well. I had to rest a little during the second set, but, all in all, I did very well! J. and L. came for lunch and we had a lovely time. Then I took my daughter to meet …
This is a friendly reminder, if you’re able to and would like to join, for tomorrow night’s Mindfulness In Healing sangha. I’m thinking of the following schedule tomorrow night:
7:00:7:05 – Welcome practice and check in
7:05:7:25 – Meditation
7:25:8:00 – Teaching and sharing
Here is a reminder for tonight at 7:00-8:00 PM.
You are invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Mindfulness in Healing Sangha with Jerome Freedman
Time: June 1202207:00-08:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada),
To compensate for cutting her finger, Gail Teehan agreed to meet me for lunch today at Kitty’s Place. At least, this gave me the opportunity to tell her what was going on with me and to find out what her trip to Santa Barbara was like. After lunch, we took a nice walk in Fort Bak …
I was supposed to have a Feldenkrais session and a massage from Gail Teehan today, but she cut her finger and was unable to work. As a result, I did nothing but fight with my wife and work today! See, I’m really quite normal! Gail and I are scheduled to have lunch tomorrow at Kit …
“Crush the eggshell of the mind and unfold your wings in the open sky; Destroy the hut of duality and inhabit the expansive mansion of awareness; Ignorance–dualistic thinking– is the great demon obstructing your path. Slay it right now and be free.”
I had a session with Leslie Davenport today. I went in with an agenda, which I promptly forgot. However, after rambling on about all the good things that were happening in my life, I finally remembered that I wanted to do a guided imagery in which all of the dead cells and unwant …
Mental noting takes us in a very different direction from getting lost in a story: “Oh, this anger is so miserable; I am such a terrible person because I’m always angry; this is just how I will always be,” and so on. Instead, we simply say to ourselves, “anger, anger”–and cut through all of that elaboration, the story, the judgment, the interpretation.
– Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein, “Emotions and Hindrances”
This was the first day I felt almost normal! Lucky for that, too, because I had to go to Menlo Park to complete my performance evaluation with my boss. The day in Menlo Park was quite wonderful. The results of my review were acceptable except for one slight disagreement, which we …
Taking refuge in Sangha enables the deep faith and tremendous courage it takes to meet our lives honestly, with eyes and heart wide open. In Buddhist practice, the encouragement of Sangha is essential in order to live a life of awakening. We do not and can not awaken alone.
– Nancy Petrin, Head of Practice, Beginner”s Mind Temple
This morning, I received a call from an old friend, Rabbi Zalman Schachter, who is now on the faculty at the Narpoa Institute. He called me because of an email that he received from Sylvia Boorstein. Zalman was quick to wish me well in my recovery, and his demeanor was full of lo …
Zen practice is always about returning to that place where there are no words. Early on, I realized that to use words, you have to live life beyond words, before words, without words. Only then do you have the right to speak.
Today, I’m finally starting to feel better! The effects of the chemo seem less and I am in a better mood. I’ve been reading Timeless Healing by Dr. Herbert Benson, who is credited with discovering the “relaxation response.” The book is aimed at convincing the medical pro …
“In modern society most of us don’t want to be in touch with ourselves; we want to be in touch with other things like religion, sports, politics, a book – we want to forget ourselves. Anytime we have leisure, we want to invite something else to enter us, opening ourselves to the television and telling the television to come and colonize us.”
I haven’t written much in the past few days because I am still recovering from the last round of chemotherapy and radiation. I spend most of the days lying in bed, reading, and trying to maintain mindfulness. I feel a bit nauseous all the time. Some time I have tremendous gas pai …
This is a friendly reminder, if you’re able to and would like to join, for tomorrow night’s Mindfulness In Healing sangha. I’m thinking of the following schedule tomorrow night:
7:00:7:05 – Welcome practice and check in
7:05:7:25 – Meditation
7:25:8:00 – Teaching and sharing; topic: Consciousness
Here is a reminder for tonight at 7:00-8:00 PM.
Jerome Freedman is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Mindfulness in Healing Sangha with Jerome Freedman
Time: May 25202207:00-08:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada),