Hello everyone
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:36:23 -0600
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [MD] Mind-body practice
>
>
> Dear Friends,
>
> I've been seeing a bunch of posts on topics such as Taoism, Vedanta,
> etc.
> I was hoping to get an understanding of how many on this list have a
> tangible practice to accompany their obviously brilliant intellectual
> pursuits?
>/
> Meaning, do a substantial lot of you practice some form of Energy-work?
> Eg: Tai chi chuan, Chi gung, Yoga, Pranayama or some alternate form
> of meditation?
Hi DL
Thank you for writing. I find that my intellectual prowness is rather dull and
rough, not discerning and brilliant like others here. But I do enjoy the
company. While I have attended a number of retreats my practice is and always
has been a solitary pursuit so I am hesitant to share. Still, you did ask and
since it seems better to answer than not...
My practice leads me to believe that there is no Way as such. There is only
change. Change is frightening though. It is more comforting to think there are
precepts and/or scriptures to follow that will ultimately lead to a life of
happiness and fullfillment. Or if not a life of happiness then an afterlife of
pleasure.
In a futile search we scour books and look for teachers to show us the Way. We
forget the mindfulness of experience and fill our days with meaningless
thoughts and internal discursive dialogue that repeats itself over and over
like a song we have stuck in our heads.
We all feel a need to be in control. Our days are planned down to the minute.
We are creatures of habit. All about us we weave intricate webs of
relationships and thought that hold us in place. The harmony of the Way is not
founded on a foundation of complex habital relationships and action, however.
The Way is simple.
For me, the Way is found in the freedom of drift. The Way is found not through
action but inaction. For me, the Way has no goal, no clear and defined ending
point. My practice has shown me that the Way is eternal, with no beginning and
no end. The Way is like finding myself in the middle of a fog, not knowing what
will happen, only that it will happen. For you it might be different. I cannot
be certain.
I sit and walk in silence and the universe reveals itself to me. I know that
like the seasons every person that I know and love will one day pass away so I
smile, lighten my heart, and enjoy our scarce time together.
I hope this answers your question.
Thanks again,
Dan
Moq_Discuss mailing list
Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc.
http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org
Archives:
http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/
http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
