Things that I like

 

It's October. I still don't know what I'm going to write about, but I really love this photo. Shivan made it yesterday. I asked him because I really liked that outfit that I was wearing. They say about Libras (which is me), that they express themselves with their clothes. I took it in consideration and every now and then I put some thought and creativity into dressing up. The night before yesterday I was out of ideas of what to wear, so when I went to sleep I decided that I'll wake up for the morning meditation, and in the course of the meditation, I trusted, an inspiration would show up. and so it was. Somewhere between the freak-out and the silence stage I remembered that I have these purple socks from Athens, and now it's the perfect season to wear them. Out of the socks all this outfit emerged, which included short  jeans (last year's birthday present from Mariangela, light grey thin stockings, black boots from Italy, romantic grey shirt (present from Plavan), a mustard color vest from Israel and a cool stone neck-less from India. Ha! Great outfit - judge for yourself.

The moral of the story: meditation is great. I really think so, and I'm so grateful to my master Osho for inventing all kind of meditations. And in times of de-stress, or an unexplainable unhappiness, feeling of being stuck or a temporary lost of direction, I pick up one of his meditations - and wamm! Perspective is descending, a new direction is being reveled and a reminder that taking the mind too seriously is leading to an ongoing misery.

Yesterday evening I read in a book that Osho used to run 16 miles a day before he became enlightened at the age of 21. Funny, I thought to myself, because I realize more and more that what makes me really happy is when I engage myself in some kind of physical exercise. For instance, I really love to do Bikram yoga, which is yoga in 39 degrees, and I go all the way to Amsterdam, on my days off, to do one and a half hours class. When the weather is good I take cycle to the  station in Heiloo (6 kilometers), park the bike, take the train, do the yoga, sweat my self to the max, take the train back and cycle home another 6 kilometers. When I do that I usually arrive home exhausted but in a state of pure bliss. Physical activity forces me to leave the mind a side. Especially an intense activity like this Bikram Yoga, or the Dynamic Meditation (that one from the outfit). I also like Aerobics, which happens here once a week. And today I went jogging with Isha.

Isha is going jogging every day. She became my hero when she went jogging and then she also went to Aerobics. So today we went jogging and it was completely raining. At first it was a thin rain and then it grew more and more and by the time we came home I was totally soaked. but it felt great. The air was still warm, and I listened to Osho on my iPod. He talked about the mind and how the only way to calm it down is by watching it. Running, raining, warm wind, beautiful dunes and the meditative voice of Osho slowed down my mind activity. There was nothing to worry about - just to enjoy the moment; to observe a falling leaf, drops of rain in my sight, the path which is getting wet, the sensation in my feet as they bounce on the ground, feeling all my 10 toes. Once in a while I looked at Isha, and she had this big smile. (she was also listening to Osho on her iPod). That was intense jogging in the rain. It is totally what I like.

Comments

[Samarpita]

i like it sambo...being here in cairo now i am learning a lot about my mind and how it takes me into trips..last nite did a sacred earth meditation with 10 women ! wow it was great...in the beginning before the meditation i said lets sit down and have a small sharing..with the intention of getting lighter..unloading our hearts..it was really great...great that i can also be myself here in egypt..be true to what i like and what turns me on...not only that but also turn other ppl on...then this morning i remembered what veeresh told me in the energy shan...that i am the divine feminine..that man has something going he is fucking amazing...i love u all...doing the sacred earth last nite also brought feelings of how much i miss u all and how much i miss humaniversity...sweet feelings
much love , hugs and kisses
xxooo
samarpita