tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650114323461268088.post2759138971368442536..comments2024-03-24T03:12:21.128-04:00Comments on Mindfulness, Meditation, and Mysticism: Once Upon a TimeLance Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04504850608959937357noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650114323461268088.post-55733243613001369752022-04-09T12:46:26.743-04:002022-04-09T12:46:26.743-04:00Hey Anonymous,
Again, Synchronicity among Kindred ...Hey Anonymous,<br />Again, Synchronicity among Kindred Spirits! (Although, there are a few longtime Anonymous's in the Circle here, and I don't have enough clues to know for certain which Anonmyous you are. Seems like a number of us are experiencing similiar themes along the Way of Love. LOL) <br /><br />I, too, have experienced that wee hours "insomnia" on and off for years. Like you, I now can choose to accept it as a constructive time for study and practice. In fact, in many contemplative traditions the predawn hours are seen as "prime time" for Spiritual Practice. <br /><br />Yes. Pema's "Living Beautifully..." was my major tome for a swath of time. I haven't read The Magnanimous Heart, yet, but when I was in residence at Insight Meditation Society I sat with her and her mentor Larry Rosenberg a number of times. It's been wonderful to see her blossom from the role of an Assistant Teacher to her service today.<br /><br />I'll put her book on my list.<br /><br />Thanks for chiming in! If you wanna go a step less anonymous, shoot me an email at thishazymoon@gmail.com. I love comparing notes with kindred spirits.Lance Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18174480565578669357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650114323461268088.post-49985693536197683032022-04-09T12:10:55.182-04:002022-04-09T12:10:55.182-04:00Hey Cie,
I'm so glad that there continues to ...Hey Cie, <br />I'm so glad that there continues to be such Synchronicity as we each wend our way forward on our Heart Journey. Please continue to keep me in the Loop.Lance Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18174480565578669357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650114323461268088.post-34987283724725767032022-04-09T11:10:34.519-04:002022-04-09T11:10:34.519-04:00Synchronicity, Lance! The day before yesterday I p...Synchronicity, Lance! The day before yesterday I pulled The Wisdom of No Escape from my shelf, put a bookmark in chapter 8 and placed it on my bedside table. I have been experiencing 3:00-5:00 a.m. insomnia off and on for a number of years now and use the time to read Buddhist teachings. This book and The Magnanimous Heart by Narayan Helen Liebenson are my current companions while navigating the wee (often haunted) hours. I will add my copy of Living Beautifully...to the pile. Thanks for the reminder on this. (())Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650114323461268088.post-58802251626828455762022-04-09T09:35:45.057-04:002022-04-09T09:35:45.057-04:00Perfect timing Lance. I needed to reinforce that i...Perfect timing Lance. I needed to reinforce that in my life today. Have written Pema's 3 steps in my journal for repetition. Bless you.Ciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535390527275826994noreply@blogger.com