09-14-2020, 01:04 PM
Hello Taylor,
I admire someone with five children finding adequate time to meditate
Like you I came to LOO having practiced Buddhism for many many years, I found the LOO about six years ago through a group of meditation friends.
Though I practiced meditation for many years, my progresses were I think slow. I have been able to practice in my back yard which is very lucky as we live in a canyon with lots of trees and wild life. I think my first major experience came when George W Bush started the war in Irak, à time when 8 was participating in peace protests.
I was sitting and meditating and feeling bliss as usual, when I decided to focus on one thing which was... lol. To send love to... Cheney and sort of get close to him ( I thought he was the real instigator in this war) and lol... it was like the whole group of birds in my canyon came to me and I could feel the swish of their wings around me, that was wild... then I thought mmm, better to unfocus on Cheney ! And I did and and the birds slowly stopped... this iwas so hilarious somehow in a way !!!!
One of the other experiences I had while meditating was in 2006 on my birthday, I was turning sixty, and my hubby was overseas for like a year, so I was alone, and that morning went out sitting as usual and meditating and bliss as usual and suddenly, I was lotus sitting on a lounge chair on a long old white cushion and suddenly I hear this bird singing really lovely and feeling really close and I opened my eyes and this small bird who looked like a small thrush but I had never seen that one before in my garden around my bird feeder, and he was just facing me at the very end of the long cushion, and he was there singing looking at me, it was wild and I started to cry, and thanked my spiritual guide and Creator.. that was wild !
I have had other things but these two were so fun !!
Best wishes Taylor, continue meditating as much as you can, I love your spirals !!
I admire someone with five children finding adequate time to meditate
Like you I came to LOO having practiced Buddhism for many many years, I found the LOO about six years ago through a group of meditation friends.
Though I practiced meditation for many years, my progresses were I think slow. I have been able to practice in my back yard which is very lucky as we live in a canyon with lots of trees and wild life. I think my first major experience came when George W Bush started the war in Irak, à time when 8 was participating in peace protests.
I was sitting and meditating and feeling bliss as usual, when I decided to focus on one thing which was... lol. To send love to... Cheney and sort of get close to him ( I thought he was the real instigator in this war) and lol... it was like the whole group of birds in my canyon came to me and I could feel the swish of their wings around me, that was wild... then I thought mmm, better to unfocus on Cheney ! And I did and and the birds slowly stopped... this iwas so hilarious somehow in a way !!!!
One of the other experiences I had while meditating was in 2006 on my birthday, I was turning sixty, and my hubby was overseas for like a year, so I was alone, and that morning went out sitting as usual and meditating and bliss as usual and suddenly, I was lotus sitting on a lounge chair on a long old white cushion and suddenly I hear this bird singing really lovely and feeling really close and I opened my eyes and this small bird who looked like a small thrush but I had never seen that one before in my garden around my bird feeder, and he was just facing me at the very end of the long cushion, and he was there singing looking at me, it was wild and I started to cry, and thanked my spiritual guide and Creator.. that was wild !
I have had other things but these two were so fun !!
Best wishes Taylor, continue meditating as much as you can, I love your spirals !!
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