Thank you for your warm welcome Bill. Here is a question for the group.
I have read some things on zazen from this forum and on the internet as well
as in books. when I meditate I calm myself and allow myself to rest and relax.
For a few moments I do nothing but sit and allow my thoughts
Allen,
Every school is different in practice, though short term effectiveness are
different, similar benefits in the long run nevertheless.
I can only speak of the practice that I am familiar with. Here is the link to
my school for your reference.
http://www.heartzen.org
We are Chan from
Sorry for the confusion, Allen. Our first step is Purification - purify the
body and the mind. This is a formulated practice. After one masters the
formulated practice, then one moves on to formula-less practices.
In the formulated practice, the first step is belly breathing.
After one can
Hi, my name is Jim O'Rourke. I am also new to the group. I live in
a small town in Washington state and sit with a group affiliated
with the Robert Aitken lineage.am looking forward to all that I will
learn here.
Jim O'Rourke
Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read
