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[dalthauser]

 Morning Walk: 41 minutes / 315 calories / 124 avghbpm  Podcast: Zencast #156 Appreciating What Is There

Bowing To Teacup:  During my podcast there was a story of a monk who bowed to his teacup.  How strange it might seem at first to give reverence to an inanimate object.  Then when you think how the cup gives you needed fluid, and how there are people who wash the cup, and the person who made the cup, the materials from nature that the cup is made from, etc.etc.  all of a sudden it seems perfectly natural to bow to the cup and show your appreciation.  

Comments

[lostpony.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

You are doing excellent on the walking! Do you notice that you feel better or more energetic?

I have not been exercising, and go figure, all the problems that went away while I was exercising regularly? They're all back now. But my motivation level is low... I guess I should get back on sparkpeople...

I think I need to hear that podcast on appreciation. I know someone else who should probably listen to it, too, but I don't know if she is "ready" to be accepting of it, you know?

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

I'm hooked - if I can't walk in the morning now it bums me out. I even get up extra early just to fit one in if I have to go in to work early.

It's my experience that when the student is ready - the lesson appears :-)

[madamealexis.livejournal.com]

I wish I could go for daily walks with you.

[sahlah.livejournal.com]

Bowing to the tea cup is a very cool line of thought. Imagine how grateful we would all be if we thought about the small things in our life like that. :)

Thanks for sharing it with us.

[k2rider78.livejournal.com]

It sounds like a lovely morning ritual.
Much more serene than my 'grab a cup of coffee and run ritual'.