It was good! I am going to try and post about it, but the short answer is: the ashram was a little wacky and annoying (but what do you expect from an ashram, I guess?), but being silent for that long was awesome.
I think the main thing was, having that long without distractions or responsibilities, you have time to really observe what comes up, without feeling you have to shut stuff down because otherwise you won't be able to deal with the rest of your day. Do you know what I mean?
Anyway, I don't know how long it will last, but I came back feeling kind of scrubbed, like the psychic detritus had been scraped off, and with a lot of good feelings towards the world.
Also, the meditation was wonderful, and I really think I should start my own practice.
Vague, eh? I will try to post something more articulate.
Oh cool! Thank you for linking me to your audiobooks post! I must've still been offline when you posted. The books sound wonderful--and I'm always so glad to hear whether they're read well or not--it makes a difference!
I'm going to try and do a books post soon too.
Happy new year! I am also trying to go into 2013 with a lot of positivity!
No problem! Believe me, I know how it goes. Life is too busy sometimes!
Let me know if you want the mp3s of any of the books I listed there - I think I have all of them. I like to listen on my mp3 player when walking the dog, doing boring housework, etc.
Yay for positivity! We can all use more of that, for sure.
I do the same thing! Listen while walking the dog and driving and running. Do you really have shareable mp3s? I'd love to listen to the one about the phone hacker that you said had a really good reader-thanks!
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I think the main thing was, having that long without distractions or responsibilities, you have time to really observe what comes up, without feeling you have to shut stuff down because otherwise you won't be able to deal with the rest of your day. Do you know what I mean?
Anyway, I don't know how long it will last, but I came back feeling kind of scrubbed, like the psychic detritus had been scraped off, and with a lot of good feelings towards the world.
Also, the meditation was wonderful, and I really think I should start my own practice.
Vague, eh? I will try to post something more articulate.
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I posted some audiobook recs here: http://twasadark.livejournal.com/224020.html :-).
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I'm going to try and do a books post soon too.
Happy new year! I am also trying to go into 2013 with a lot of positivity!
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Let me know if you want the mp3s of any of the books I listed there - I think I have all of them. I like to listen on my mp3 player when walking the dog, doing boring housework, etc.
Yay for positivity! We can all use more of that, for sure.
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