Andy's Mind

After yesterday’s announcement by Steve Jobs that Apple would switch to using Intel processors in its future computers (and maybe other products) the whole Internet is buzzing with commentaries. As an example the Slashdot post about it received more than 2500 comments, which is a huge number even for that site.

I think this is a very good move on the part of Apple. The fact that analysts are generally positive and the outcry of die-hard Mac fans simply didn’t happen shows clearly that Apple’s main selling point is now not a particular hardware architecture but rather OS X and the user experience it delivers. This user experience, whose main points are stability, security and ease of use is what brings so many new converts to the Apple’s camp. It doesn’t rely on any particular hardware – it’s foundation is a good operating system running on a hardware platform that is predictable and stable.

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Today was a strange day, full of stress, some inexplicable nervousness despite the fact that I’ve managed to do most of what I planned. I then enjoyed, as usual, my Spanish class but afterwards a sadness caught up with me.

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In my weekly book review I will this time write about a book, which in fact exists in three volumes. It is so because after releasing the first one the author has added two more on the same subject, with more evidence and discussion of his claims. I’m referring to the “Icebreaker”, “Day M” and “The Last Republic” by Viktor Suvorow, pen name of Vladimir Rezun.

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While I sat zazen yesterday the battle with thoughts begun again. Then, after a long while, I realised that in fact it’s not thoughts I’m against, it’s my internal judge. It’s a process of my mind which is there all the time evaluating my sitting and reprimanding me for not doing it right. I know this part of me pretty well, it comments most of what I do in the same way. No one can judge my actions harsher than part this part of my ego. But once I realized it and focused on relasing my judgements, once I denied them energy it all became much easier.

I won’t go as far as to say that I won or that meditation is a breeze now. Nothing of this kind. But I’m just a tad, a bit closer to just sitting. A bit closer to waking up.