Archives for January 20, 2019

 

My Jungbub Journal – Sixtieth Day of Dong-ahn-guh (winter meditation retreat)

 

Self-Reiki on my lung meridians

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Breathing has been an issue since I was very young. As a kid, I caught a cold every year. My memories about the springtime at my early age are connected with fever, coughing, and being sick.

In Oriental Medicine, they consider lungs and large intestines are interconnected. My large intestines were also sensitive when I was stressful as a kid.

Now, breathing is becoming an issue again. Lately, I wake up early morning (3 am – 5 am) because I could not breathe. 3 am – 5 am is the time when the lung meridian becomes active based on Oriental Medicine. I also find my arms feel tingling or even numb. Lung meridians pass through the inside of arms. They must be all interconnected.

Then, I start to do Reiki (energy healing) on my lung meridians and my chest. In around 15 minutes, I start to breathe comfortably and go back to sleep.

It must be a message for me to take care of this issue. So, I do Reiki on my chest whenever I have chances throughout the day. Also, before I sleep, I do self-Reiki as praying for sound and rejuvenating sleep.

Will pay more attention to my breathing and lungs during the rest of Dong-ahn-guh.

 

 

My Jungbub Journal – Fifty Ninth Day of Dong-ahn-guh (winter meditation retreat)

 

Lessons from gardening

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Today we bought a few pots and a big bag of soil. A palm tree sprouted from a coconut is waiting for a new house. A cilantro plant is growing in a glass jar waiting for a real home. A couple of plants need a bigger house as they grew a lot during the winter time.

 

Gardening Lesson 1 – A Root decides the fate of the plant

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When we received the palm tree just sprouted from a coconut, it grew very fast in the beginning. As we didn’t have a proper pot, we just placed it on top of a small pot without soil and watered every morning and evening. Yet, after a week, it stopped to grow.

When I lifted it and looked at the bottom of the coconut, I found long threads of the root hairs covering the bottom. As they couldn’t find the soil to settle down, the whole plant stopped to grow.

Last night we planted the coconut, and this morning we found out it has already grown a lot overnight. It’s amazing. We can’t see what’s going on under the ground, yet we can imagine amazing things are happening. And it becomes the foundation of the plant and decides the fate of the plant.

It’s the same to our business. Build a healthy and strong root.

 

Gardening Lesson 2 – Greed can kill plants

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To transplant, I took out a poinsettia plant out of the pot. And found out that the bottom of the pot is too damp. I thought I watered well but I found out it’s too much.

Unconsciously, I feel that if I water more, the plant will grow more. The weather in Hawaii is perfect for growing plants. They grow so well. So, I put excessive water to see the bigger results.

Now, I realized that it’s just my greed and it’s suffocating the plants. I need to let go of my overwhelming attention to the plants and release my obsessive attachment. That will make them happier.

Also, I found one of the aloe plants is sick this morning. It has black dry dots on the leaves. Overwatering must have caused it. I have to change my pattern.

This is not just for gardening. Sometimes, I pay too much attention to certain cases or my business. Obsessed. I need to step back from the situation. That will give me more wisdom and clarity.