Comments on: The Zen Meditation Retreat Recap

By: sizzle

sizzle — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:22:57 +0000

It seems like you learned something though- especially noticing your discomfort during the silent meal. That speaks volumes! (Excuse the pun.) I know I have mentioned this to you before but check out “Anxious to Please”. I think you would get a lot out of reading it (from one people pleaser to another). I get anxious like that. I am probably a mix of you and that tense guy from your class.
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By: V-Grrrl @ Compost Studios

V-Grrrl @ Compost Studios — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:01:16 +0000

I find it easy to “disappear” into myself in any setting. I often feel invisible. What I’m finding more difficult as I get older is engaging with people in group settings, something I did much more easily and comfortably when I was younger.
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By: Kajahie

Kajahie — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:20:09 +0000

It is difficult for me to focus when there are others around, especially when I sense their agenda. This affects my work patterns. I work best when I am in the midst of an anonymous crowd, like in Starbucks , or locked in my office like a cage, with the blinds drawn. The minute Sophia walks inside the room and sits on the couch next to me, my focus turns to mush. I KNOW she is in the room.

You may not have learned anything about you, but I have enjoyed learning about you.

By: mamie

mamie — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 06:18:03 +0000

i would have never made it through lunch in silence either. silent meditation i can do. quiet while eating, everyone would hear my tmj joint popping (shudder).

i do want to explore a day with her in the future. and on the bowing thing…i have practiced yoga for years and it is just recently that i have found the place in myself to be comfortable with the bow at the end of class when we say namaste. i used to just nod my head a bot but now i feel like going forehead to floor when we close. not sure exactly what shifted but it had to do with me, not the class.
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By: Annie

Annie — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:10:04 +0000

Neil, I go away for a while and I come back to a new format and news of Sophia’s mom passing and a post about you doing Zen meditation! I am proud of you for trying it and sticking with it for a day. I am also sorry for your loss. xoxo
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By: Neil

Neil — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:15:22 +0000

Danny, with was a very interesting experience that I recommend. And the temple is in walking distance from your house!

(also testing threaded comments for the first time)

By: Juli Ryan

Juli Ryan — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:31:50 +0000

“Or, more honestly, I felt the discomfort of the others, like rays of negative energy surrounding me, and I had an overwhelming need to make a joke, to break the ice, and to make everyone feel at home, not for their sake, but for my own.”

You are sensitive to other people’s feelings. You need to put up some mental shields to protect yourself from “negative energy”. You already use physical shields, like being anonymous in a crowd, or barricading yourself in your office. xx
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By: Lucy Cooper

Lucy Cooper — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:23:09 +0000

Wow, your lunchtime epiphany is eerily familiar. I am so tuned into the people around me I catch myself taking on their inflection and mannerisms. And giving in, oh…the giving in……

I am only a dabbler in Buddhism but have thoroughly enjoyed some of Pema Chodron’s teachings. “Getting Unstuck” might appeal to you- it’s on iTunes. She’s delightful.
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By: luxury retreat hawaii

luxury retreat hawaii — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:17:17 +0000

what do zen meditation really do or feels like? was it really that different from other meditations and retreats like yoga??

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:23:15 +0000

I did a meditation retreat once. I couldn’t focus at all…I managed to think about everything under the sun other than myself.

i think you did an excellent job of making the experience “authentic..”

How’d ya like that—throwing the authentic in there? huh?
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