RIN Journal

What should I write in RIN journal?

Write RIN (Realization, Improvement and Next). Realization is what you have realized today about yourself. Improvement is what you’d like to improve among what you did today. Next is your plan for tomorrow or future.

In addition, you can also write RIN about your today’s meditation practice. (in addition to realization, it is also useful to write how you realized- the method or process)

Writing RIN helps improve our life and meditation. Sharing with others brings a greater benefit.

Journal Examples

Here are simple Journal examples. (Detail is not included for a quick demonstration purpose.)

Example 1:

R) Realized nothing today.

Example 2:

R) Realized nothing. I) Realization skills. N) Learn to realize.

Example 3:

R) Realized the cause of my anxiety within myself. That is… I) Don’t know what to improve. N) Go to work.

Example 4:

R) Realized nothing in the meditation. I) self-awareness. N) Try using great intelligence.

Example 5:

R) Realized why my meditation was so difficult in the past. It is because ….

More examples will be added.

Realization Examples

Here are examples of simple realization about self in daily life or meditation. (Detail is not included for a quick demonstration purpose.)

I realized nothing today.
I realized I haven’t realized anything for years.
I discovered my belief that realizing something is unimportant.
I discovered the invisibles that make my cup visible.
I realized that I believed to know something that I did not know.
I discovered my mind for the first time.
Realized I am blaming someone.
Realized I am believing something.
I realized myself in nonself.
I realized nonself in myself.
Realized I don’t need to try to add or remove anything from myself in my meditation.
Realized I do not know what to realize.
Realized I do not know what to improve.
Realized I do not know what to plan for tomorrow.
Realized that meditation becomes easier when I do not try to add or remove something to or from my self.
Realized my mind is acting involuntarily (without my awareness and permission).
Realized that the action that I believed was beneficial to me is harmful.
Realized something that I can not benefit from can hinder my meditation (or life).
Realized believing is not knowing and vice versa.
Realized I have so many beliefs I didn’t even know I had.
Realized I believed something because I did not know something.
Realized the person who I believed is wrong is not wrong.
Realized I was blind to my own flaws.
Realized I believe that I’m right but others are not.
Realized I blamed others when I could not see my flaws.
Realized I blamed others when I do not know h ow to benefit from my life.
Realized a pattern of feeling (pleasure or displeasure) and desire.
Realized living below money, pleasure, desire and/or truth.
Realized I do not need to fight nor serve my desires.
Realized I do not need to believe nor disbelieve what I do not know.
Realized eliminating only symptoms of my life problems harms me.
Realized a problem can not happen to me if I do not have a cause.
Realized that taking sides can harm my friend rather helping him.

Improvement Examples

Here are simple improvement examples for your realization journal. (Detail is not included for a quick demonstration purpose.)

Improve my skills in realization.
Improve my ability to identify what to improve.
More repetition of meditation session.
Waking up early.
Think voluntarily.

More Examples

More Realization Examples