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Sorry for the gap....been busy.

Wednesday February 20.

The mind is full of songs, plans etc., but still happy to practice Karuna. Only a relatively short sit due to last night being uncomfortably warm.

Thursday February 21.

A nice hour long meditation. Early mornings are a double edged sword…. I love the peace and being able to have a meditation and still go for a ride on almost empty roads, but a series of early mornings is a killer.

The mind delights in the stillness. I begin with Mark, then myself, then Norman, then my house, my street, my suburb and finally Metro Melbourne. The mind is still and happy.

Friday February 22.

A rare afternoon meditation. My mind is full of Andrea Bocelli singing Nessun Dorma. There is someone on the chess website I spend so much time in, who I have a real problem with his name is deewatson. Dee is someone who engages in rude, abusive behaviour and who I understand has mental health issues. Needless to say, I don’t enjoy contact with him. He was suspended after an exchange where he suggested I engage in sex with a kangaroo. I’m back playing him. I have made it very clear that I won’t accept abuse. Today I used him in my meditation. Much to my surprise, the mind was happy with this.

Saturday February 23.

This morning deewatson was the sole object of the meditation. For three-quarters of an hour my mind was happy to simply be aware of and with his suffering. Nice having a long sit on a Saturday in an empty house.

Monday February 25.

I begin with deewatson, then myself, my brother Mark, my street and then my suburb. The mind is very calm and happy with this.

Wednesday February 27.

Mind is full of songs. I begin with my brother Mark, then myself and after a long break my father. The mind is happy and peaceful with this.

Thursday February 28.

I begin with my brother Mark, then myself and then my father. Whilst making my meditation solely concerned with my father is a bad idea, it doesn’t hurt at all to return periodically to him as an object of Karuna. If the mind can remain calm and happy with him then progress is being made.

Friday February 29.

I’m not a happy camper at all! We had one of those stupid arguments yesterday. Despite this the mind is happy with the meditation. I, personally, am quite annoyed, but this isn’t translated into the meditation, which is calm and pleasant. The process is identical to yesterday.

Saturday March 1.

I dreamt I had a screaming fight with my parents last night. Needless to say, I view this as some of the latent anger leaching to the surface. The mind is happy and actually no anger arises during the meditation…. I make a point of using my father in it just to see what will happen.

Monday March 3.

The mind is tired after a busy weekend. My throat is sore from talking….selling incense & books. So I’ve missed the 4 a.m. alarm, instead it is a 5 a.m. meditation. Although tired, the mind is more than a little calm. I have come to like Karuna as a practice.

Tuesday March 4.

Up at 4. I use Mark, myself and Fred. A pleasant hour long sit. The increase in exercise that I have been doing is helping the meditation….although I’m tired, I feel better physically.

Wednesday March 5.

I begin with an online friend Roberto, but soon switch to his partner Roger who has had a cancer scare recently. I then progress to myself, my friend Fred and finally Raymond. The mind is very much at peace with this and I take the time to recognise and reinforce the pleasure of the peace….Santinussati.

Sunday March 9.

A sinus infection has essentially had me off the cushion. This morning I concentrated on Fred. Fred is having a break up with his boyfriend and judging from the phone calls, the suffering he is enduring is serious. My head is full of conversations with the delightful and seriously cute young woman I spent yesterday with. A distraction and one I will have to be careful with, but still nice.