Jody, You are right. The whole is the universal consciousness. All practices leads to "sync" us with the whole. While someone like Edgar, may analysis, theorize, understand, so called consciousness (just a label), or chanting or breathing (just a dharma), surrender all minds, big or small, rational or otherwise, is the quickest way to be synced with "whole". Every which other way could be a detour or incomplete. JM
Jody W. Ianuzzi wrote: > > Hello Bill, > > As much as I appreciate the Soto Zen methods of meditation, I am also > curious about the Tibetan methods of focusing on an image of > compassion and > moving towards it. I will use both methods at different times. > > The chant I use is OM MANI PADME HUM. I found that when I learned it's > meaning I appreciated it more. I think that using this chant is like > counting breaths, it keeps your mind from jumping around. > > As I first discovered Buddhism I thought I had to pick which was best, > now I > feel that Buddhism is Buddhism and all the ways are the same. It's all > part > of the whole. > > I just appreciate learning something new every day. > JODY > > JODY > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/