Anthony, The only thing lying down at the airport in Beijing was me. My flight from Bangkok was 2 hours late causing me to miss my connecting flight to Seoul. I had to wait 4 hours for the next one. The airport, at least the area I was in, was almost vacant. I stretched out on some seats and had a nice nap.
…Bill! From: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:zen_fo...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Wu Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 6:45 AM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Zen] Zen and the Martial Arts Beijing Bill, I suggest you visit the Mao Mauseleum to see the big man lying down. For him there is only now. Don't even think about anything anticommunist there, or he will suddenly sit up and haunt you for all your life. Anthony --- On Sun, 5/12/10, billsm...@hhs1963.org <billsm...@hhs1963.org> wrote: From: billsm...@hhs1963.org <billsm...@hhs1963.org> Subject: RE: [Zen] Zen and the Martial Arts To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, 5 December, 2010, 12:04 PM This is Beijing Bill. While in samadhi there are no events. There is only now. An event is a description of a slice of time that has a beginning and ending. You MIGHT say you focus on now, but focus is not quite the right word. At least for me focus denotes an effort or intent. There is just now – without focus. You might have to focus to get to that point, but when you get to that point focus and self and events all dissolve away. …Bill! From: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:zen_fo...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Wu Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 4:51 AM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Zen] Zen and the Martial Arts ED, You say, "focuses it like a laser beam on any and all events or a chosen subset of events in the here and now, to achieve specified objectives." In my understanding, zen's mindfulness does not focus on any 'events'. I would like to hear from Bill about this. Anthony --- On Sat, 4/12/10, ED <seacrofter...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: ED <seacrofter...@yahoo.com> Subject: [Zen] Zen and the Martial Arts To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, 4 December, 2010, 10:41 PM The essence of the contribution of Zen to the martial arts is to be found in: 7. Right Concentration 8. Right Mindfulness. Concentration and Mindfulness are secular activities, and yes, the Concentration is a pre-requisite for the development of Mindfulnes; that is, in the moment the mind takes the already-developed Concentration and focuses it like a laser beam on any and all events or a chosen subset of events in the here and now, to achieve specified objectives. This capability is especially effective in the martial arts and in business strategizing. --ED __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5672 (20101203) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5672 (20101203) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5674 (20101204) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5674 (20101204) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. 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: zen_forum-dig...@yahoogroups.com zen_forum-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zen_forum-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
