Sitting meditation went well. I learned that if you don't scratch the itch, it usually just goes away. I also learned that the Shambhala way of keeping the eyes open and cast down works better for me. With closed eyes, I tend to start falling asleep.
Shambhala standing meditation is a faster walk than Zen standing meditation and slower than the usual way of walking. Sounds easy, doesn't it? Somehow it makes me feel a bit unsteady. Just when I felt stable, I realized that I was not actually meditating but, rather, taking in all the things in the room. By day's end, however, I was feeling pretty good about it. I could probably draw a near perfect picture of the room and everything in it. Still, there was progress.
Staff and other participants were all kind and helpful. There were a few readings from Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chogyam Trungpa
So, tomorrow morning we have another go at practicing before I branch out on my own. Fortunately, the center has numbers of things going on. I'm sure I will be stopping in often.
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