Eid is here which means the fast of Ramadhan is over. Although I never quite expected it to have auxh an effect this year was tough and caused my plans for the last thirty days to veer significantly off course. Still, I am happy to have made it without missing a day and feel that I have learned some much needed lessons about effort.
The one lesson I’ve distilled from Ramadhan is just how fragile and delicate these body-minds really are and that it only takes a missed meal or two to completely change one’s outlook and ability to put forth effort. Ramadhan laid bare the dukkha that is always there just under the surface and showed clearly just how dependent I am on just th right mix of external conditions to practice well.
So Eid Mubarak everyone! May we not squander our opportunities to practice in this life while we have so many blessings.
Cattāri Brahmavihārā 
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