spirituality

Gong strikes at 4am. First strike, 15 minutes early. Second strike, better get your butt out of bed. Third strike, last call. Meditation goes from 4:30am to 6:30am. Then break for breakfast. Which is oatmeal with simmered prunes. And tea, soy milk, rice milk. No coffee. I’m definitely going to die. Now. NOW! I don’t… Continue reading

The drive took longer than expected, due to road construction. 5 hours. I got there late, but they didn’t seem to mind. Shaun drove me to my dorm, otherwise, I would have to load my stuff onto one of those 2-wheeled carts and push them up the hill to the dorm. On my application form,… Continue reading

It was highly recommended by my cardiologist. When it was first mentioned, I brushed it off. Who in hell would have 10 days to spare going to a retreat. If people can take 10 days off work, they’ll go to some beaches off Mexico, or Hawaii, or Europe, or wherever … We’re living in Silicon… Continue reading