very nicely explained Akshay
--- Akshay Peshwe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Heather, > > I do vipassana by simply entering a "non-thinking" > zone. I let my self > completely experience each passing second, but not > to link/relate it with > any past experience (which is to think). It is based > on what I call "active > Zen" because true Zen would be to be deep in > dreamless sleep or to be dead. > > There's a very interesting idea I conceived > yesterday that relates to the > above-mentioned concept of "layers of being": dead, > passive, or active (by > the way, the word Aum also signifies these three > states of being). > True unhappiness is caused not by pain, but by the > thinking that follows the > pain. If I have toothache (which I occasionally do, > if there is quick change > in oral temperature), my natural reaction is to > think "why is this > happening? and why to me? how can I stop it?". This > type of reaction > signifies non-acceptance of a certain type of > experience. However, true > nobility lies in accepting all experiences. The > human body has its way of > fighting the abnormality (if any) anyway. Thus, to > reduce pain's effect and > to overcome fear of pain, I believe it is necessary > to accept reality as it > is (this also means exercising free will, because > htat's a part of reality > too). > > > -- Akshay > > > On 5/6/07, Heather Perella > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > [gav] > > > i just finished my first 10-day vipassana > > > meditation. > > > if you don't know what this is then a quick > summ: > > > vipassana, which means seeing things as they > really > > > are, is the meditation technique developed and > > > taught be siddartha gotama (aka 'the' buddha). > > > > > > To compare this vipassana with what I believe > I > > do, which is zazen. > > I sit and the effort is staying alert. > > What did you do that may have been different? > > > > Akshay, feel free to mention anything about > this, > > as well, and anybody that is familiar, please. > > > > > > blue, windy, green leaves shimmering on the cherry > > tree, > > SA > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > It's here! Your new message! > > Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. > > > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ > > 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/ > > > 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/ > Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com 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/
