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RE: My Diary Travelogues | The Levant | 1996 | May 15 - May 18 | Part 3 – Lebanon
You still have the shisha cafes in Ed? We had quite a few in Liverpool but they closed not long after the smoking ban. A few remained (maybe still do) but you had to sit outside in wind tunnels with a bit of tarpaulin keeping the rain off. I like shisha, but don't wanna suffer for it :D
I see how the spontaneity opens up possibilities. I drove around Europe for a bit with no fixed destination in mind. We had 2 car accidents which were pretty spontaneous :P. It was a great adventure. Yours sounds epic though. Beirut!
Looking back at your younger self with compassion. Nice. Yes, the entire spectrum is there to experience depending on where you fix your gaze, I suppose. Wish I knew :D
cheers
Anj :)
Oh yes, still a few places to smoke shisha here, but same as Liverpool - have to sit outside. Best in sunny weather of course :)
LOL at spontaneous accidents, but oops :(
Sounds like you're close to/or have given up thinking that the finding is possible? Dunno if I'm reading it right, but just to say that you can find out if you really want, it's all there, laid out in multi-colour..........all there Anj :)
All where? Gimme a map :D
I haven't given up looking. You know how it is -- distractions, habits, repetition, eBay... I look, think there's something there, look away for a fraction of a second, it's gone.
:D
Hmmmmmm, what can I say? 😏
Lol. I probably need to shroom :D
...sure....and how about another 'M'...editation? Also said to be the cure for all ailments - quote being ascribed to ET (not the German dude) again :D
Ah meditation. I've tried that so many times. Failed. My mind won't stay still at all.
ET is so wise :D
Oh really? I wonder how you know that you failed!? ie do you know what it is that you did not 'achieve'? ......ok kinda cheeky, but I do question the position that says 'failed' :) ... again, there may be, possibly, other ego-based (and unconscious) reasons for coming to this conclusion (IMveryHO).
I appreciate you questioning the position and your HO :D
I don't know how I know I failed. Tried a few different approaches: guided meditations on YT; alone after reading one of ETs books (or OSHO lol); went to a buddhist temple and went along with the practice. I couldn't even focus on my breathing. The mind wanders too much. That's why I feel I failed because I was unable to stay fully present in the moment, even for a moment, it seems.
Achieve is such a loaded word innit :D