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October 25, 2005
I like to sit. I hope.
I'm actually going on part of the Zen retreat at the center this weekend, covering it for the paper.
I can't go at the beginning because I have to cover the Czech National Day reception, but immediately after that I do this schedule:
Friday:
8:20-8:50 Sitting
Sleep or optional practice
Saturday:
3:00 am Wake up
3:30 108 Bows
4:15 Chanting and sitting
5:30 breakfast
6:00 - 6:30 Work period
7:00 - 10:00 Meditation:
7:00-7:30 Sitting
7:30-7:40 Walking
7:40- 8:10 Sitting
8:10- 8:20 Walking
8:20- 8:50 Sitting
8:50- 9:00 Walking
9:00- 9:25 Sitting
9:25-9:35 Walking
9:35-10:00 Sitting
11:30 Lunch and rest
1:00pm-4:00pm Meditation
1:00-1:30 Sit
Walk
1:40-2:10 Sit
Walk
2:20-2:50 Sit
Walk
3:00-3:25 Sit
Walk
3:35-4:00 Sit
4:30 Dinner
6:00 Chanting
7:00-9:00 Meditation:
7:00-7:30 Sitting
Walking
7:40-8:10 Sitting
Walking
8:20-8:50 Sitting
Sleep or optional practice
Sunday:
3:00 am Wake up
3:30 108 Bows
4:15 Chanting and meditation
5:30 Breakfast
6:00-6:30 Work period
7:00-10:00am Meditation
Then I have to go cover an education fair. It's going to be intense. I'm looking forward to being totally unprepared.
Posted by b-applegate at October 25, 2005 9:00 AM
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Gruelling. Actually, it probably is.
Posted by: Fred at October 25, 2005 10:27 AM
I'm glad you're being introduced to meditation from the angle of Zen Buddhism. It can be intense and difficult to deal with at first, but it only gets better with practice. I look forward to your thoughts on the experience you're about to go through. Best of luck.
Posted by: Nathaniel at October 25, 2005 3:20 PM
Perfect combination! Fortify yourself with the foods of my my dad's fatherland, enlighten yourself with the meditation of your current homeplace, and then get smart with all the smart people. Sounds like a great weekend!
C
Posted by: Cherie at October 26, 2005 7:11 PM
Thomas Merton was into a Zen meditation as a way to be open to the presence of God. It's a great tool.
C
Posted by: Cherie at October 26, 2005 7:12 PM