I used to love ole Eckhart. Now? Eh?
On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 10:51 AM, 覺妙精明 （JMJM） <chan.j...@gmail.com> wrote: > ** > > > Chan meditation does it a step further. Instead of just focus on the > inner body, Chan meditation ask the practitioner to focus on ten major > chakras, acupressure points, to enhance the chi flow as well as > rejuvenate the hormonal organs. > > JM > http://www.heart-to-heart-teaching.org > > On 8/27/2013 10:55 PM, SURESH JAGADEESAN wrote: > > FEELING THE INNER BODY > > > > Although body identification is one of the most basic forms of ego, > > the good news is that it is also the one that you can most easily go > > beyond. > > > > This is done not by trying to convince yourself that you are not your > > body, but by shifting your attention from the external form of your > > body and from thoughts about your body - beautiful, ugly, strong, > > weak, too fat, too thin - to the feeling of aliveness inside it. > > > > No matter what your body's appearance is on the outer level, beyond > > the outer form it is an intensely alive energy field. > > > > If you are not familiar with "inner body" awareness, close your eyes > > for a moment and find out if there is life inside your hands. > > > > Don't ask your mind. It will say, " I can't feel anything." Probably > > it will also say, "Give me something more interesting to think about." > > > > So instead of asking your mind, go to the hands directly. > > > > By this I mean become aware of the subtle feeling of aliveness inside > > them. It is there. You just have to go there with your attention to > > notice it. > > > > you may get a slight tingling sensation at first, then a feeling of > > energy or aliveness. > > > > If you hold your attention in your hands for a while, the sense of > > aliveness will intensify. > > > > Some people won't even have to close their eyes. They will be able to > > feel their "inner hands" at the same times as they read this. > > > > Then go to your feet, keep your attention there for a minute or so, > > and begin to feel your hands and feet at the same time. > > > > Then incorporate other parts of the body - legs, arms, abdomen, chest, > > and so on - > > into that feeling until you are aware of the inner body as a global > > sense of aliveness. > > > > > > What I call the "inner body" isn't really the body anymore but life > > energy, the bridge between form and formlessness. > > > > Make it a habit to feel the inner body as often as you can. > > > > After a while, you won't need to close your eyes anymore to feel it. > > > > For example, see if you can feel the inner body whenever you listen to > someone. > > > > It almost seems like a paradox: When you are in touch with the inner > > body, you are not identified with your body anymore, nor are you > > identified with your mind. > > > > This is to say, you are no longer identified with form but moving away > > from form identification toward formlessness, which we may also call > > Being. > > > > It is your essence identity. > > > > Body awareness not only anchors you in the present moment, it is a > > doorway out of the prison that is the ego. > > > > It also strengthens the immune system and the body's ability to heal > itself. > > > > ECKHART TOLLE > > > > > -- *Larry Maher*
