Falling ‘behind’

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    • #2268
      Zara Kaushik
      Participant

      Dear IDMT team and fellow participants,

      I’ve been registered and participating since term 1, and I absolutely enjoy, appreciate and value the teachings and practices.
      This term unfortunately I seem to have fallen rather behind (by some 6-7 classes), and my daily practice too has become very erratic.

      I’m now finding myself rather bewildered – how do I ‘catch up’ to the course – do I systematically do all the classes I’ve missed (which means I probably won’t be dedicating one week per teaching, as we would ideally do, but will probably try to do one class a day or something) – or do I dive back in at whichever point the live class is now at?

      I understand there probably isn’t a single right answer to this, but I would appreciate hearing any thoughts. I don’t want to fall out of the course, but I want to keep up in a sustainable manner and especially manage to sustain daily practice through it all.

      Thank you!

    • #2272
      Manita Roose
      Participant

      Hi Zara, if it was me, I would join the weekly zoom meeting and read the transcripts of the earlier sessions. And sure, also watch them when you can.
      Venerable Gendun emphasizes that we should enjoy our meditation, to have fun.

    • #2306
      Zara Kaushik
      Participant

      Thanks Manita for your kind response.
      Yes, I think by applying concepts like falling behind/ catching up and turning it into a to-do, I’m stealing the fun out of it!

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