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November 12,2006

不可思議的瑜伽旅行

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這幾天特別心浮氣躁,總覺得過度需要去確認CW的狀態而失去了自己內在的平衡。不見了的內在力量,著實不應該依靠他人的存在去找回。

決心正經地做些耗腦力的事情,讓自己的複雜腦袋可以不要那麼放不下:去書店計畫環島的行程。然,到了金石堂,卻意外地發現阮淑英所著的瑜伽旅行記實。身為瑜伽的熱愛者,當然是趕緊把握機會好好觀摩觀摩。

整本書非常專業又細膩地介紹了印度瑜伽大師們的各種教學法以及作者親身在印度生活的種種體驗。除了關於學習瑜伽的歷程外,作者還描述了他內觀靜坐的過程與感想。

看了他的內觀靜坐法,忽然也想效法他的模式,讓自己紛亂的心情能夠更專注在當下。

回到家,準備了一個小坐墊,塞入臀部下後,就開始試著去專注在呼吸本身。(作者所提出的靜坐法跟我常練習的盤腿入坐有些出入,他曾被要求靜坐時不可變換姿勢,必須保持一樣的狀態,單純地專注在呼吸與當下。)

一如往常,前十幾分鐘的大腦都竄跑著對於未來的不確定感,他跟我的關係是否會變化,我究竟會留在哪裡,等一下要準備倒垃圾,難怪老鼠老是嫌我,我是不是又變糟糕了,怎麼思緒又跑掉了……等等,一連串無關乎當下卻又主宰了我的思維的雜念。

於是,我先試著把感覺專注在心念本身,讓想念的感覺通過我的身體,不讓我的身體被窒罣掌控,漸漸地心情上和想法上都比較能不那麼EGO,老是希望未來能夠如計畫般地發生;我是我自己的主人,我的感覺只是我的一部份,我的想法也只是我的一部份;不要去期待有自然山林在側才能放下執念,要學著去成為大自然的一部份。

平靜的感覺,不過持續了幾秒鐘,取而代之的,是右腿肚和腳踝處傳來的陣陣麻痺感。本來只是輕微的刺痛,後來漸漸轉變成欲斷肢般的刺骨。我依然試著去忍耐,想要去體會承受痛苦的意義(the meanings of suffering)。

最後的幾分鐘,我已經開始在發抖,想要繼續自我超越的動機越來越淡薄,乾脆就休息,好讓自己的腳能夠獲得平靜。當我把右腿抓起來的時候,小腿肚和腳底板完全沒有知覺,拿著自己的腳放在草蓆上,自顧自地笑了起來:我只是看見我的腳碰到地板,但是我的腳根本沒有知覺。

P.S. 本次練習,目前體會到之承受痛苦的意義:一,因為感覺到痛苦,會讓自己暫時忘卻比較不那麼痛但有點痛的干擾物;二,解除痛苦的那一瞬間,真的是感覺到靈魂的枷鎖瞬間釋放。哈哈,有夠初階吧!


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November 2,2006

New Discovery

Yeah! I have made at least ten push-ups this afternoon. Well, I did not make perfect ones though, but I am sure that some day I will. Also, I have noticed that when I do shoulder stand, I have better control over my body than I used to be. I can even lay my feet on the floor behind my head with ease.

It’s all thanks to Miss Loomis! Having practiced Yoga with her makes me much more flexible and stronger. Only if I could have learned form her more.

(Chris Loomis is an instructor from Zen Athletica Yoga Studio at Boston. I had attended her classes for months while I was at Boston. For me, she is not just a yoga mentor but also a mind power guide.)

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September 18,2006

Yellow Stone

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This photo above is one of my favorites from this trip. You can see the smoke of the geyser at the far end along with the clear blue sky. The scenery at Yellow Stone is not only majestic but also elegant. It is only a pity that I could not spend more time at each spot.

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This herd of buffalos is definitely the very first one I had ever encountered. These giant creatures seem so tame from the appearance. However, the fact that one of my professors has got hit by a bison really reminds me of staying away from them. Well, at least, I tried to get close enough to get a decent shot.

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September 15,2006

I am so in love with Boston.

Well, I did cry at the Logan Airport. Though I have foreseen this, I felt that I was suppressing my sorrow so hard that my stomach ached quite seriously.

After the departure, comes the six-hour-flight torture. Then, the even worse episode came: one case of my luggage did not show up at the luggage claim area. The problem was that I did not even know there was my stuff.

Hopefully, I can get my luggage back sooner.

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September 14,2006

A Best Way to Say Goodbye

Tonight, I got to see the Corteo by Cirque de Soleil. Needless to say, the performance is excellent. However, I felt depressed right after the show. I caressed the window, trying to sense the city through my figures.

To my surprise, Miss L and 9Bers arranged a surprise farewell party for me. I was so moved that I could hardly speak a word. Everything was perfectly and secretly arranged. I never realized that I could possibly have friends like them.

I know I am definitely going to miss this city and its people.

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September 1,2006

秋意濃

Autumn has fallen. Wonderful summer time is just a blink of an eye. It’s getting cooler now. I have already put on my sweater while there are still runners in T-shirts on the street.

From my perspective, this is the perfect song for autumn.

秋意濃
曲:玉置浩二
詞:姚若龍

秋意濃 離人心上秋意濃
一杯酒 情緒萬種
離別多 葉落的季節離別多
握住你的手 放在心頭
我要你記得 無言的承諾

啊 不怕相思苦 只怕你傷痛
怨只怨人在風中 聚散都不由我
啊 不怕我孤獨 只怕你寂寞
無處說離愁

舞秋風 漫天回憶舞秋風
嘆一聲 黯然沉默
不能說 惹淚的話都不能說
緊緊擁著你 永遠記得
你曾經為我 這樣的哭過



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August 18,2006

Lingering

The unconsciousness keeps revealing the deepest secret.
I am still lingering on the platform where you were there.
Or am I trying to get out of it too hard?

Why am I still dreaming of you?
Why can’t I control my unconsciousness?

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August 9,2006

有閒沒錢

摯友N今晚剛從歐洲回來,非常有耐心地花了兩個多小時跟好友們分享旅程中有趣的點點滴滴。我聽著他的故事,心思都已經飛到歐洲大陸上的小鎮風光了。

唉,如果有更多預算的話,我也真想往東邊飛回家呀!

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July 25,2006

殘酷的現實

It’s difficult to follow my true feelings since I have no ideas where my heart really is. I suppose I have stepped out of the locked room with a lingering heart.

明明是春天我卻感到絕望
夏天來臨了我還是看不見陽光
秋天的落葉將往事都埋藏
準備好冬天將你的一切都遺忘

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July 17,2006

跟另一個自己說再見

On my way of becoming a big “O”, I met a little “O” just like me while I was still bumping. The unexpected encounter shed light into my locked room and made me into a colorful “O.” Yet, as I grow bigger, I realized that I long for the world in which I am a big “O” all by myself.

Therefore, I’ve set up my minds saying goodbye to the pleasant encounter and planned to trace back to my previous path.

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