Good Morning All,
For thousands of years, Chi is the foundation of Chinese culture. Chi
is the base for Qigong, Taichi, Fengshui, Acupuncture, etc. etc. as
well as the base of Chan meditation.
Certified Chinese medical doctor will tell you that, based on
Traditional Chinese Medicine,
Awareness of in and out breathing doesn´t require any extra apart of being
fully present in the ground of our being while breathing in and out. Making
distintions between duality and non duality it sounds more a thought than
reality. Reallity doesn´t separates. It doesn´t make distintions.
Hi JMJM
I was merely sharing an experience in that posting, and thanks for the
suggestions
in peace
Mel
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Hi Jerry,
Thank you for asking.
Counting our breath is what some school teaches. We teach following our
breath instead, because the activity of counting requires mental
process, which is what needs to be dropped as required by Chan Meditation.
Follow the path of our breath in a slow and
To ED and all
- Yahweh is unzen-like in his discussing mind(or something)? Yahweh does not
discuss, he gives a direct command
- You speak to each other in koans here...does that mean we can't use plain
English here?
- So much thinking is so 'unzen-like'? Of course. You have a choice of
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Mel gunnar19632...@... wrote:
To ED and all
- Yahweh is unzen-like in his discussing mind (or something)? Yahweh
does not discuss, he gives a direct command
Like a command to behave as follows?
Uri Avnery
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Hi JM, Bill and All -
What is described below by JM is 'concentration meditation' or
'samatha', which in zazen is preliminary to the main practice of
shikantaza. This preliminary samatha can be brief for a practitioner who
can stabilize her mind quickly.
Samatha comprises a suite, type or
Hi Ed,
Well, since my name has mentioned in your post. I thank you for
granting me this opportunity.
1. I don't know what Shikantaza is. Sorry.
2. I don't know what Samatha is. Sorry again.
3. I know how to sit the Chan way as I described below.
4. I don't compare either, as you may
On Tuesday, December 28, 2010, Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺妙精 wrote:.
All you have to do is to stop search outward and begin searching
inward.
I thought that there is no separating outside from inside. And that to
find what you seek, stop searching.
Quite so. Chris. Indeed
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On 12/28/2010 10:42 PM, Chris Austin-Lane wrote:
On Tuesday, December 28, 2010, Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺妙精 wrote:.
All you have to do is to stop search outward and
Hi JM,
Thank you so much for elaborating on and clarifying the Chan Way. At
this point in time I am interested in traditional Zen/zen Ways, but will
remain attentive and receptive to your presentations of the Chan Way.
--ED
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Hi
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