Mudita303 101

Last November I participated in my first silent meditation retreat. Ten days in the hills of Marin County California with nothing to do but sit on my cushon and soak in the Now and the Real; to experience and learn the Dharma by experiencing and learning about myself. Those ten days let me look deeply inside and quiet down the chatter in my mind.

I found that I actually know myself pretty well, and that I'm on the right path. Haven't managed to become a daily meditator or a serious student of the dharma just yet, but I'm headed that way. My heart's intention is aimed there, and what the heart intends, the heart manifests. The idea is to get out of the way and drop the stories...

Anyway, Mudita303?

Mudita is Joy, one of the four divine blessings - or Brahma Viharas - of Buddhist practice. The rest are Metta / Loving-kindness, Karuna / Compassion, and Upekkha / Equanimity. These also happen to be the names of the residence halls at Spirit Rock Meditiaton center. I stayed in the Mudita building.

303 is short for the Roland TB-303 Bassline, the absolutely essential element for Acid Techno. It also happens to my room number from the retreat.

So, Mudita303. Made me laugh for private reasons. Seemed like a good idea for an e-mail address, or a blog name.

So here we are seven months later, you and me and an oddly named blog bringing us together. Won't it be nice to spend some time getting to know one another?

There's more to tell, and plenty of time to tell it.

Peace,

AGL