Since moving to the twin cities I’m obsessed with racial diversity. Alright I always have been (except in Toronto and NY). Periodically during my meditation retreat, I would observe how I was almost the only visible minority there. There was an East Asian woman, and an Indian man (with an Indian accent)…but I found out [...]
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Four-days on a meditation retreat…
..was sort of like being in an airplane with the entertainment system busted. Well not quite, except that I did have my phone on “airplane mode” the whole time. That’s right…I had my phone on me most of the time, and never took it off airplane mode! This coming from someone that checks her e-mail [...]
Posted by Shubha on September 8, 2010
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A weekend of Noble Silence
Now that I can speak/type/read/write again, I will do so completely! Even though it defeats the purpose. Anyway I’m sure I’ll have more to write but for now, the schedule. Also a strong recommendation that annnnyone at all, whether you think you’re a “retreat person” or not, who has started on a journey of meditation, [...]
Posted by Shubha on September 6, 2010
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Meditation retreat
Tomorrow I start a 3 1/2 day meditation retreat. No talking, reading, writing, checking my email. “There will be meditation instruction, periods of sitting meditation alternating with walking meditation, talks by the teacher, group interviews with the teacher, guided mindful-movement sessions, and chanting. There is usually time after each meal for work or rest. If [...]
Posted by Shubha on September 2, 2010
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Practicing
I like the use of the term “practicing Buddhist.” I guess if you’re someone from a Buddhist family, who then doesn’t practice it (Tiger Woods…?) you get to just be a “Buddhist.” So most white-Americans, at least a generation ago, would never get to just be “Buddhists” they’re all “practicing Buddhist.” I think this is [...]
Posted by Shubha on August 26, 2010
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Monkey minds and meditation
I still practice mindfulness meditation, although perhaps not as well as I should. Sometimes I go down to once a week, right now I”m back to almost every day for about 20 minutes. Sometimes I go to a local class, and this weekend I decided to try something called “Yoga Nidra”, which I rightfully assumed [...]
Posted by Shubha on May 17, 2010
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When radio sound effects meet blog…
I was looking at my London blog to find some photos and noticed that in a blogpost I actually wrote *walkwalkwalk*…mimicking my childhood self that would speak out my actions. http://londonshubha.blogspot.com/2006/01/signs-and-labels.html “So you can imagine me walking *walkwalkwalk* wondering if I am ready for meditation yet.” I also found these funny blogs I wrote that [...]
Posted by Shubha on April 29, 2010
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