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February 2009 
ILP in 366 days - Week 1
Posted on Jan 24th, 2008
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jpjako
jpjako
One week ago I made a commitment for a long-term ILP. That's Integral Life Practice, a program for waking up body, mind, spirit and shadow. I have been practicing meditation, doing some yoga now and then, going to the gym occasionally, and even went to see a therapist for a few times (not that common in Finland, let me tell you). But my main problem remains the lack of long-term commitment, mostly in anything I do. So I kind of jumped in head first and made a commitment to keep up a form of ILP for 366 days, and hopefully for the rest of my life. It is, after all, an Integral Life Practice.
P.S. At the moment I am in Copenhagen with some friends & my wife, about to attend a Big Mind seminar led by Genpo Dennis Merzel Roshi. Very nice!
So this is week one. I will write about the details of my routine later, but suffice to say for now I do meditation, weightlifting, three body workout (explanations forthcoming!), studying for my Master's thesis, translating a book (A Brief History of Everything by Ken Wilber; his first to be translated into Finnish!) and attend fourth way (Gurdjieff Work) group meetings on a weekly basis.
I most sincerely hope this does not sound like bragging (for that, I have a shadow blog "All the chicks I've boned"...that's a joke! Just a joke!) but that it might give to others or help me recieve ideas on Integral living. That's it for now. I intend to give a report of sorts probably once a week. And if you got any suggestions based on your own experiences or want to ask something please leave a comment. Thanks + cheers!P.S. At the moment I am in Copenhagen with some friends & my wife, about to attend a Big Mind seminar led by Genpo Dennis Merzel Roshi. Very nice!
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