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I sit with a knot in my stomach. My heart is beating really fast and I recognize that the pain and fear is age-old. I don't know what it is or where it is rooted - but it lays in a coil in the pit of the stomach and keeps unfurling right up the system. It is quite fascinating - what all you can observe when you detach from the body. It is fascinating what all you can observe when you detach from anything.
Day was good. I got a letter from a friend's daughter. It was such a sweet letter - it arrived with the postman through registered post. The letter was a single page inside a lavender envelope and a few things were sketched on the letter. My friend's daughter, let's call her Orla - talked about her trip to the science museum and the trampoline park with her cousin and sister. She asked me about the rain in Mumbai and whether the roads get flooded here. She also wondered what kinds of logistics need to be in place if we need to have our own boats. That was such a huge highlight in my day today.
I had really tasty khichdi and besan chilla today. I like when daal is cooked with lauki. Ordered cherries today. There's something very wholesome about cool, fresh, sweet cherries. The tartness was just right.
A few other things arrived, and they are still in their packages. I did not feel like opening them today. I just started reading 'The Buddha in Daily Life' - it seems lovely. It is an introduction to the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin. (The same stream associated with 'Naam myoho renge kyo'.) It's amazing - the capacity of books to soothe you and strengthen you.
I want to get one version of some work done by tomorrow morning. But don't feel like working now. But maybe will do a little bit now and then sleep off.
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