Just came back from the monday night meditation that Walter runs each month in North Ryde. This week the theme was Zen meditation. We've been going to monday meditation for a year or so now, but this week was the most different.Because it was raining we meditated at the window looking at the rain, street light and looking at the rain drops run down the window.
We also followed Bodhidhama's (the Indian Buddhist monk who introduced Zen Buddhism to China in the 5th or 6th Century - pictured) steps by meditating against a blank wall. I thought it would be impossible and I would get restless, but to my surprise it was amazingly easy.
Monday meditation is always so wonderful. The group left feeling so grounded and centred. I didn't want to leave at all tonight. When I left I felt both calm, rested and invigorated.
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