Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mothers' Day:What if the Buddha were a bartender?

2015-05-11 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
ation instead of a single syllable mantra. In the Soto Zen tradition, the meditation is based on simple awareness - just simply sitting and being aware of being aware. From: "dhamiltony2k5@... [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2015 1:45 PM Subj

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mothers' Day:What if the Buddha were a bartender?

2015-05-11 Thread aryavazhi
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote : So here we have two enlightened non-selves sitting, enjoying tea, as opposed to the two unenlightened entities pictured in the video below La Paz County Sheriff Find Underwater Skeleton Tea Party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr1Rzb_

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mothers' Day:What if the Buddha were a bartender?

2015-05-11 Thread merudanda
From: "dhamiltony2k5@... [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2015 1:45 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mothers' Day:What if the Buddha were a bartender? Yep, they just need more discipline in their lives to get their meditatio

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mothers' Day:What if the Buddha were a bartender?

2015-05-10 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I had a great meditation this morning listening to Gerald Jay Markoe's Zen Meditations CD. From: "dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2015 1:45 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Mothers' Day:What

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mothers' Day:What if the Buddha were a bartender?

2015-05-10 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
It's all about time management, Buck. The need for more than a few hours of sleep every night is a condition which indicates that the physiology is probably tired and stressed out. All these people need is about 20 minutes of focused meditation in the morning and in the evening and they woul

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mothers' Day:What if the Buddha were a bartender?

2015-05-10 Thread dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Yep, they just need more discipline in their lives to get their meditation in. Well actually they would be a whole lot better off spiritually if they meditated twice a day for about an hour or more each time. In the geography of spirituality the subtle system does not really get activated and ru

[FairfieldLife] Re: Mothers' Day:What if the Buddha were a bartender?

2015-05-10 Thread rich...@rwilliams.us [FairfieldLife]
Most healthy people only need 6-8 hours of sleep each day. For years I've been going to sleep around 9:00 PM and awaken at 5:00 AM. That way, I have plenty of time to meditate, take a run or a swim and prepare for the day ahead, before going to the office to work. I guess if you're a single pe