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Hi Kristy,
Well, it is not just westerners. For the last ten years, our statistics
shows about 80 percent of the people quit after 2 sessions, Asian or
American. The reasons being meditation is like detoxing our habits...
a cold turkey feeling. The first few months are tough, especially
Sorry, missing an important word. it should read, if we are tired, we
can *NOT* think clearly and we can not focus.
Hi Kristy,
Well, it is not just westerners. For the last ten years, our
statistics shows about 80 percent of the people quit after 2 sessions,
Asian or American. The reasons
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Brett,
I did for about a year and gave up. That, no doubt, can be a good practice. But
it is not zen.
Anthony
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I was just wondering if anyone here uses any visualization practises in
their meditation.
Brett.
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I was just wondering if anyone here uses any visualization practises in
their meditation.
Brett.
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Hi Dana and Kristy- Feel free to forward or use any information I've given.
There's alot more. I was on disability and couldn't work. All I could do was
sit
in my recliner all day. I couldn't even cook for myself. -it took too much
energy. My motivator was poverty. I told myself if there's any
Anthony,
So zen is anything not dualistic. I'm not a zen scholar, and the way I
practice zen includes compassionate service, and ethical conduct. So,
technically, my zen practice is not authentic zen.
Oh well.
I first learned about visualization froma book called Creative
Visualization
I have been using visualization lately and have been finding it to be very
helpful. What I do is, I go in to my normal meditation, focusing in on my
breathing, when I start calming down and become aware, I visualize myself in a
place I remember from my childhood. It is in southeast Alaska, in
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JMJM and Kristy,
I think they quit mostly because they are what they would call 'bored', and
they don't know how to handle boredom. They're too used to always having their
mind active with conversation, TV, iPods, daydreams, fantacies, puzzle solving,
etc... They just can't handle sitting
Kristy,
A good example of a zen style pain-managment would be the scene in FIGHT CLUB
where Brad Pitt pours lye on Ed Norton's hand and then guides him gently
through some what I call zen-style pain managment.
...Bill!
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JM,
Thanks for this! i would agree with Bill about the boredom-thing, and their
need for novelty and distraction. people don't know how to simply be
anymore. like the old saying abouta human-doing rather than a human-being. it
seems that often people are afraid of themselves. Like doing
Brett,
This makes a lot of sense to me. When you write about Alaska, I can feel
it. You are actually creating a zendo in your mind. Your last statement here
tells me that you are doing what Bill does. You are not attached to your
vision or thoughts. To the contrary-- they simply flow
Hi Mel,
Reading your words below reminds me why I've never looked for a guru. There
are many reasons, some of which I am writing in a post to Anthony , along with
an article. But perhaps the problem lies in the seeking itself. Looking for
answers, security, guidance, protection.. Is a
That is an interesting point Kristy, the other day I was leading a female
friend of mine in meditation, and she tried to imagine a place like I have been
doing, and she said it was very difficult for her.
Brett
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I do not find visualization to be compatible with the idea of being
open to reality just as it is, nor to be compatible with the idea to
stop all striving and just let myself decompress from my normal
attempts to make myself be other than what I actually am.
However, in my twenties I had about
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I was just wondering if anyone here uses any visualization practises in their
meditation.
Brett.
Hi Brett. In my opinion, people often confuse zazen with other practices
which are useful in their own right, but are not
I think you guys are right, I do not practice traditional Zen. But I do
meditate to seek enlightenment. I also use my meditation to calm myself,
receive guidance, and to ponder my reality. Visualization in my meditation
time is just one part of my practice, I do it because it is my belief
Unable to find employment, as a last-ditch effort, I decided to take advantage
of the Vocational Rehabilitation program at the VA (Veteran's Administration).
I qualified for the program, which includes payment of tuition, books,
supplies, and a modest monthly stipend - all to the end of getting
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Brett Corbin brettalancorbin@... wrote:
I think you guys are right, I do not practice traditional Zen. But I do
meditate to seek enlightenment. I also use my meditation to calm myself,
receive guidance, and to ponder my reality. Visualization in my
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Anthony,
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So zen is anything not dualistic. I'm not a zen scholar, and the way I
practice zen includes compassionate service, and ethical conduct. So,
technically, my zen practice is not authentic zen.
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Hi Steve,
Thanks for the reassurance. Enlightenment to me is an understanding of the way
things our in this life, an awakening to the truth. It is hard for me to say
where my guidance comes from, I can not put a name to it, maybe God, Tao,
Buddha, etc. My reality is what I make of it. If I
Audrey,
I don't have any answers for you but do hope you take full advantage of this
wonderful opportunity. In the long run it probably isn't as important on just
what your specific choice is as you now think. The most important factor is
that whatever you do you put your whole being into
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Brett Corbin brettalancorbin@... wrote:
Hi Steve,
Thanks for the reassurance. Enlightenment to me is an understanding of the
way things our in this life, an awakening to the truth. It is hard for me to
say where my guidance comes from, I can not put a
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