I think you guys are right, I do not practice traditional Zen. But I do meditate to seek enlightenment. I also use my meditation to calm myself, receive guidance, and to ponder my reality. Visualization in my meditation time is just one part of my practice, I do it because it is my belief that many of the things that I have struggle with in my life, are because of what I have believed, I believe our beliefs make our reality. So I use visualization in my meditation to work on my beliefs, and by doing this I am able to change certain unwanted behaviors, which help me stay centered in my life. Life is a journey.
Brett http://www.pbase.com/brett1963 --- On Thu, 2/10/11, eugnostos2000 <[email protected]> wrote: From: eugnostos2000 <[email protected]> Subject: [Zen] Re: visualization To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 8:36 PM --- In [email protected], "artist" <brettalancorbin@...> wrote: > > I was just wondering if anyone here uses any visualization practises in their > meditation. > Brett. > Hi Brett. In my opinion, people often confuse zazen with other practices which are useful in their own right, but are not zazen. In my opinion, you should define what it is that you think you are doing and why you are doing it. Why do you meditate? What do you think you are doing? Steve ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links
