Hi Jody, I am guilty as charged, as Bill indicated. Our school has actually quite stringent sitting practice.
http://www.heartchan.org/content/category/6/15/41/ Grandma JM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Jody, > > JMJM is like a doting grandmother. In my opinion he is being too > patronizing with you. That may be one of the differences between Chan > zen and the Japanese zen through which I was introduced to zen. > > What you describe below about imagining the water is invisible and you > could see all the sea life might be very comforting for you, and make > you feel 'warm and fuzzy', but it is just a dream. More illusions. > More maya. It is not good zen practice; it is not zen meditation. > > I've addressed a what I think would be a better (better, as in more > effective) approach to meditation in my next post. > > ...Bill! > > From: [email protected] <mailto:Zen_Forum%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:Zen_Forum%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of Jue Miao Jing Ming > - ???? > Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 2:28 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:Zen_Forum%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Zen] Test of Character > > Well Jody, As long as the practice is to rest our monkey mind is the > "correct" practice. Yet a more "effective" practice is not to imagine, > or count the breath, or chant, because these practices raise our > physical awareness and arouse our mind. Simply detached from all FORMS, > follow the path of our breath, enhance our spirituality at all times, > whether sitting or other wise, is an effective one. JM > > Jody W. Ianuzzi wrote: > > > > Hello JM, > > > > I am not sure if my practice is correct, but I will imagine concepts > > to get > > in the state of mind to meditate. > > > > We live near the ocean and we will often go to the beach to > meditate. One > > day I imagined the water was invisible and I could see all the life in > > the > > ocean from the small to the large life there. It seemed so dramatic to > > imagine all that life. It made me feel small by comparison but it also > > made > > me feel part of the universe. > > > > I was then able to meditate without having to block the usual monkey > > mind of > > daily events. > > > > I hope this is the correct practice. > > > > JODY in Florida > > > > > > > __________ NOD32 3394 (20080827) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com <http://www.eset.com> > > ------------------------------------ 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/
