Cattāri Brahmavihārā

So it seems that I will be practicing in less than ideal circumstances for at least the next week or so but this morning’s experience has shown me that I can still do something of worth. In short, despite the fact that my kids were up and even, at times, physically messing with me (iwas showered in kisses and then had a stuffed whale deposited on my lap as a parting gift) I manage to find some peace in the breath and was even even to work with the steps of anpanasati for some time. I kept the session at ten minutes and did the first on anapanasati and when I saw the opportunity to do so I took ten minutes to do metta.

To be sure the circumstances weren’t what would be classically defined as conducive to meditation but I took a lot of joy in being able to cultivate some peace and gentleness in the eye of the storm.

May we not squander this precious human life!