I can do this for the small time that I do zazen, but I'm having trouble
introducing it into my daily life.
OCD is all about choices, and in the distorted mind of someone with OCD,
everything is a life or death choice. The idea of letting things go is all fine
and dandy for the mat, but I'm
Bill,
In your experience of Zen Masters, have they ever mentioned any type of
meditation other than Shikantaza (and koan work?)
--ED
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Methods (of Zen meditation)
Very generally speaking, zazen practice is taught in one of
JM,
Are there many Chan Masters or Chan centers or Chan temples or Chan
organizations in the US?
Thanks,
--ED
Only a handful I would say, Ed.
Thank you for asking. There is a historical reason.
1898, when Japanese introduced Zen to the US in Chicago. China was
ruled by emperors. From 1911 to 1949, we had all sorts of civil wars.
Then China was split into two in 1946. The mainland obsolete all
Very well put. Joriki Dat Baker. Indeed... :-)
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On 12/31/2010 12:06 PM, Joriki Dat Baker wrote:
Dave, mindfulness can be a misunderstood word. The word itself is
not a good
JDB, does this below look right to you? --ED
Mindfulness (Pali /wiki/Pali : sati, Sanskrit /wiki/Sanskrit :
smá¹ti) plays a central role in the teaching of Buddhist meditation
/wiki/Buddhist_meditation where it is affirmed that correct or
right mindfulness (Pali /wiki/Pali : sammÄ-sati,
