Dave, Is metta a Pali word meaning loving kindness? I am not familiar. From my experience, trying to convince myself I am right or wrong does not work well, What you need is action. Be it zazen, belly breathing or going to church. I don't know what suits you. Anthony
--- On Thu, 13/1/11, Dave P <[email protected]> wrote: From: Dave P <[email protected]> Subject: [Zen] Re: So what should I do? To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, 13 January, 2011, 11:53 AM That sounds like a plan! How familiar are you with Metta? I was thinking that instead of working heavily on Metta might be a better idea at first. Starting by telling myself that even if I get something wrong, I'm still okay. Is that a wise idea? Dave --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote: > > Dave, > > Don't take uncertainty lightly. It is a difficult problem. I have uncertainty > too. > > Though I understand it is, at least in part. caused by a strong ego, I cannot > overcome ego either. So lets work together. > > Anthony > > --- On Thu, 13/1/11, Dave P <wookielifeday@...> wrote: > > From: Dave P <wookielifeday@...> > Subject: [Zen] Re: So what should I do? > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, 13 January, 2011, 6:47 AM > > > > > > > > Â > > > > > > > > > > I understand where you're coming from, but for me the problem is > contamination. Since everyone has a desire to be healthy, I don't know what's > a healthy way of avoiding contamination and what's an unhealthy way. > > > > How do you deal with the uncertainty? > > > > --- In [email protected], "SteveW" <eugnostos2000@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Dave P" <wookielifeday@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I've been trying to keep up with the zazen, mostly with success, and > > > keeping up with the mindfulness, but I still have the nagging question > > > that troubles my OCD: > > > > > > > > What do I do when, in order to confront my OCD, I must do something that > > > feels "wrong," that feels like I'm endangering myself? > > > > > > > > I know you're not experts on OCD, but you must have had some experience > > > with a fear that seemed completely rational. It is, of course, the > > > uncertainty that hurts the most. Any suggestions? > > > > > > > Hi Dave. When I was younger, I was troubled by obssesive checking behavior. > > I have found that, for me, it is a matter of just being mindful of the > > anxiety, as it arises, without either trying to run away from it or run > > toward it. And then I choose to do something else that is unrelated in > > order to redirect my attention. In my case, I enjoy karate, so I would go > > work on a kata, or form exercise. But any activity that you enjoy will do. > > The OCD is just a glitch in your amygdala brain center. Just be mindful of > > it, label it as just a glitch that is not really "you", and then redirect > > your attention to something else. Worked for me. > > > Steve > > > >
