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In February 2022, my neighbor called saying her dog delivered 10 puppies already. I was thinking yeah yeah your dog delivered puppies but why needed to tell me. But right after we started video mode, I knew exactly why she called me. OMG! Out of all dogs in our neighborhood, my dog is the only black male dog. And look at those 10 BLACK puppies! No excuse! Clear evidence!
While practicing meditation each night after coming back from the New Year Retreat, I also continued to read and refer to the 2 books: With Each & Every Breath and Keeping the Breath in Mind.
Each night, I meditated only about 30-40 minutes. The more I practiced, the more I felt my meditation skill went nowhere. My mind only wandered around to other preoccupied thoughts. My mind could not stay with my in-and-out breath. And there were noises all the time; showering, washing machine, music, door knocking, walking up and down stairs..... 😄
I need to find a better spot. Well, finding the right spot was less of a problem than to stay with the breath. Regardless, I still determined to continue to practice.
Another lesson I learned from Ajahn Geoff was to TALK LESS and to LISTEN MORE. I need to remind myself every day on this lesson, plus to HOLD ON MY OPINION after CAREFULLY THINKING about it. I should not lose my self-awareness as I determine to become a better person!
Even going nowhere yet, at least I hope I started at the right direction.
Homage to the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha.
