Discipline in the mountain
I always want to carry on the momentum and change my daily schedule after each of my Buddhist "immersion event" but after a few days back to the "normal" life all old habits will have flooded every inch of my memories...Anyway, a day at Dharamsala was like this:
05:20 Get up from bed (still dark!)
06:00 Morning class at hotel lobby
06:30 Breakfast
07:15 Set off for the Namgyal Monastery
07:20 Rain poured suddenly, all held back and put on raincoats
08:00 Seated and preparation in silence (reviewed notes)
08:30 Toilet once more (not to go during the sessions!)
09:00 Welcomed the Dalai Lama (happy feeling arose from heart)
10:00 Monks came into the crowd and gave out butter tea
10:01 Carried on jotting notes (legs soured, changed a gesture)
11:12 Joke no. 23 of the day
11:30 Lunch at the Monastery
12:00 Self practice (reading, turning dharma-wheels, reciting, etc)
12:30 A nap (1 day we had to clean the toilets for the Monastery)
13:30 The Dalai Lama's smile in sight again
15:00 The sweet version of butter tea (tea dedication)
15:22 Sun came out from the fog
16:00 End of lesson (Stood up on shaking legs & aching ankles)
16:30 Dedications of lamps, bowing, monastery walking, etc
17:00 Dinner at the Monastery
17:30 Got back to hotel
18:00 Shower and rest
19:00 Evening revision session in small / large groups led by fellow monks
(19:00 Ripoche's occasional sharing at the Monastery)
21:00 Self revision / homework
22:00 Dreams
4 Comments:
what is joke 23 of the day?
dear dear steven,
nice to see you again.
please write more about the experience on the mountain.
keep in touch.
Sorry, "joke no. 23" is more figurative than specific, I just wanted to say that the Dalai Lama is humourous, even more than I had known. :-)
I can't join the 圓滿法會, so thank you for your sharing.
I'm looking forward to see more.
^________^
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