Retreats and Solidarity
Jan. 10th, 2011 12:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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spottedvasa will be going on a one-month zen retreat at The Great Vow Zen Monestary. There, she will meditating for hours a day, only getting five hours of sleep per night, and generally having her reality forcibly shifted into a different, more contemplative state. I'm looking forward to hearing about how it goes!
In solidarity with her, I will be doing a total of four one-week long commitments of my own. Many of you may be aware that I have a very bad track record when it comes to any kind of reasonable sleeping schedule. And when I mean bad, I mean that I routinely sleep well into the afternoon and into 12-15 hours of sleep.
So, for my first commitment, I will get up at 10 AM every day this week without fail. Once I leave bed to shut off the alarm, I will not go back until it's time to go to bed the next night.
So mote it be. :)
Future commitments will probably involve getting rid of junk and acts of service to others.
spottedvasa will be going on a one-month zen retreat at The Great Vow Zen Monestary. There, she will meditating for hours a day, only getting five hours of sleep per night, and generally having her reality forcibly shifted into a different, more contemplative state. I'm looking forward to hearing about how it goes!In solidarity with her, I will be doing a total of four one-week long commitments of my own. Many of you may be aware that I have a very bad track record when it comes to any kind of reasonable sleeping schedule. And when I mean bad, I mean that I routinely sleep well into the afternoon and into 12-15 hours of sleep.
So, for my first commitment, I will get up at 10 AM every day this week without fail. Once I leave bed to shut off the alarm, I will not go back until it's time to go to bed the next night.
So mote it be. :)
Future commitments will probably involve getting rid of junk and acts of service to others.
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Date: 2011-01-10 01:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-10 04:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-10 03:04 pm (UTC)* clear a spot for zazen in my bedroom
* get up every morning at 6:29
* zazen 10+ minutes a day EVERY SINGLE DAY until January 31
* follow up on my bizdev notes FIRST, always highest priority.
The last one isn't so much out of place as it seems... LOL! I can't wait to hear what her retreat is like. Dude.
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Date: 2011-01-10 04:02 pm (UTC)I'm up!
Zazen is definitely worth adding. I've been getting some at the end of my short yoga sessions before bed, but doing it during the day would add a lot of clarify to my life.
The ninja is rolling.
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Date: 2011-01-10 11:36 pm (UTC)