Re: [Zen] Not understanding mindfulness(to Mayka)

2011-01-13 Thread Mel
--- On Wed, 12/1/11, Maria Lopez flordel...@btinternet.com wrote: MEL: Hi Mayka M: Thank you for the time spent in writing and thoughtful post. I don´t have the material time right now to read in depth and reciprocate  your kindnest but I have acknowledge you.  Thank you. MEL: My pleasure,

Re: [Zen] Not understanding mindfulness

2011-01-13 Thread Mel
Hi there Chris! --- On Thu, 13/1/11, ChrisAustinLane ch...@austin-lane.net wrote: From: ChrisAustinLane ch...@austin-lane.net Subject: Re: [Zen] Not understanding mindfulness To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Cc: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Received

Re: [Zen] Not understanding mindfulness(to Chris/list)

2011-01-13 Thread Mel
--- On Thu, 13/1/11, Chris Austin-Lane ch...@austin-lane.net wrote: Practice doesn't change the nature of what living is. - MEL: It doesn't change the conditions out there, but we can change from within according to the BigMind,

Re: [Zen] Not understanding mindfulness(to Chris/list)

2011-01-13 Thread Chris Austin-Lane
On Thursday, January 13, 2011, Mel gunnar19632...@yahoo.com.au wrote: --- On Thu, 13/1/11, Chris Austin-Lane ch...@austin-lane.net wrote: Practice doesn't change the nature of what living is. - MEL: It doesn't change the

Re: [Zen] Not understanding mindfulness

2011-01-13 Thread Chris Austin-Lane
On Thursday, January 13, 2011, Mel gunnar19632...@yahoo.com.au wrote: Again snipping the Parts I have no comment on, but I am grateful for your taking the time to answer my questions. -- I wonder if you Mel

Re: [Zen] Not understanding mindfulness

2011-01-12 Thread Maria Lopez
...@yahoo.com.au Subject: [Zen] Not understanding mindfulness To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, 12 January, 2011, 6:19   I simply mean that thinking about things and experiencing things are different.  Even experiencing thinking is different from

Re: [Zen] Not understanding mindfulness

2011-01-12 Thread ChrisAustinLane
I do not think that followers of Judaism try very much to recruit new converts. Christianity and Islam are a bit more evangelistic, but I am left wondering about what you mean by Semitic evangelism. I ask for clarification on this forum because of some threads that asserted that westerner

[Zen] Not understanding mindfulness

2011-01-12 Thread Chris Austin-Lane
On Jan 12, 2011 1:16 PM, ED seacrofter...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear Bodhidharma, I thank you that I am not a sinner like these non-practicing Zen folk appear to be. --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ChrisAustinLane chris@... wrote: I do not come to the forum expecting it to be a place just for

Re: [Zen] Not understanding mindfulness

2011-01-12 Thread ED
Chris, my humorous comment does not apply to you. --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ChrisAustinLane chris@ wrote: I do not come to the forum expecting it to be a place just for practicing zen folk, ... To me these read rather differently, but it appears that you are making an equation

[Zen] Not understanding mindfulness

2010-12-30 Thread Dave P
I haven't been on here for a long time, and I apologize for just barging in with a new topic, but I'm having a hard time with the concept of mindfulness. I have been suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) for a long time, and lately it has gotten worse. I don't want to get into

Re: [Zen] Not understanding mindfulness

2010-12-30 Thread Maria Lopez
, 30/12/10, Dave P wookielife...@yahoo.ca wrote: From: Dave P wookielife...@yahoo.ca Subject: [Zen] Not understanding mindfulness To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, 30 December, 2010, 23:55   I haven't been on here for a long time, and I apologize