Posted in Vancouver, books, travel on March 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Aside from becoming enlightened beings (ha!), we also spent a fair bit of time wandering around Vancouver’s secondhand bookstores. While I go all over the place, John has not been off the Island much since we moved over. So his goals for the trips included Samosa Garden for lunch, meatballs at Ikea [...]
Posted in Vancouver, meditation, vipassana on February 26, 2008 | No Comments »
My meditation retreat is over. It was an excellent combination of sitting meditation, walking meditation and dharma talk. It was my first retreat, so being in silence in a big bunch of other people was slightly intimidating at first, but also protective, since it removed any social anxiety I had.
It was quite an [...]
Posted in Vancouver, meditation, thesis, travel, vipassana on February 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Hello from sunny Vancouver! I came over a couple of days ago, to do some thesis research and to attend a meditation retreat. Given my state of mind, my need to get past/through/over my thesis writing barriers and the general benefits I have found in meditation practice, I think it is about time [...]
