well i am back from my meditation retreat! i actually got back on friday the 12th but have been sick the past several days with giardiasis :( welcome to india, harmony. it was horrible! only this morning have i been able to feel decent- and eat something without having to run to the bathroom :( good lord! i honestly thought i was dying at one point. thank god i wasn't :) so let's see...the retreat...boy was it intense. 10 full days of non stop meditation. we started our day at 4am and went to bed at 9pm. during those 17 hours all we did was meditate, listen to discourses, eat, bathe and sleep. although it wasn't easy by any means- i was really glad i signed up for it. but then my sickness hit me :(
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