Hello Steve I'm struggling with keeping my practise pure. I take part in zazen practise and read/study ZEN MIND BEGINNERS MIND, and yet I make myself impure by.... - having so much desire for junk food and other material things - not working hard enough on my OCD problem - wordlessly insisting on approval and acceptance from others - by contaminating the 'uncarved block' with more of other such impurities I can see where Suzuki-sensei is coming from, and I therefore see that I have a lot to work on. One of the benefits of working on the above is an overall improvement in my life, especially the health factor. Yes, I have a lot to work on Thank you for teaching me Buddha be praised Mel
--- On Tue, 25/1/11, SteveW <[email protected]> wrote: From: SteveW <[email protected]> Subject: [Zen] Re: Is Chan Buddhist?(to Kristy/Brett/list) To: [email protected] Received: Tuesday, 25 January, 2011, 12:27 PM --- In [email protected], Mel <gunnar19632000@...> wrote: > Everyday life is still something I struggle with despite the meditative practices. Nevertheless, I keep pursuing this path of mine > > Hi Mel. What do you struggle with, if I may ask? Steve
