Cats who teach me to fly…

I can’t believe that I’ve forgotten to sit for the talk at 8am. I was meditating in my room and I thought I still have time and did not realise that it was already 8.40am. I didn’t expect to take a nap in the evening and want to be at the meditation hall at 7pm but I dozed off instead.

I spent most of the time meditating and reading the Dharma books in my room throughout the day. Since I am here, I better cherish every moment that I have now.

Above is the view from where I stay. It’s not cold in the afternoon and that’s the time I love most and would prefer to go for a walk and do walking meditation as well. Birds are beautiful here. I saw birds in blue colour. Many of them and they remind me of Xiao’an.

What did I learn today? Experiencing nimittas is to purify our mind. When the nimittas cool down, we have to see what is left behind, that’s what Ajahn Brahm says. Ajahn Brahm often says after nimittas comes the Jhana. I guess that was what he meant. But do Jhana often come after nimittas? I will ask him tomorrow!