At 09:42 PM 12/22/2007, you wrote:
>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 Most Beautiful Dan, I agree especially with your last two paragraphs. And I know this agreement doesn't matter. With much love, Marsha 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/
