Mayka, I believe your word that optimism results from tedious practice makes sense. I will remember that. As concerns anger and other bad emotions, I also agree that sometimes we have to leave them alone for sometime until they calm down. I am having my own experiences and am glad that we can talk to each other about that. Anthony
--- On Sun, 13/2/11, Maria Lopez <[email protected]> wrote: From: Maria Lopez <[email protected]> Subject: [Zen] Optimism To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, 13 February, 2011, 7:08 PM Anthony: My sister and any member of my family have me at any moment they want me. In fact, it was very complicated lo leave Scotland as we were having for several weeks in a row an almost non stopping snow falling down since 27th October. Airport, Railway Station and Buses going away from Edinburgh all services had to be intermittently closed down. There were avalanches of snow coming intermittently from the roofs of the Edinburgh City. Casualties were crowded of people with broken bones in their body due to slipped in the snow and things like that. We reached temperatures alternatively through the weeks between minus 5 and minus 20 Centigrade Degrees. With the cold my physical condition with the back, shoulder, legs and feet were struggling preventing the crisis of mobility. It wasn't easy to elude and deal with all the massive medical bureaucracy coming those days. As soon I thought I was finished with something there was something else coming up. However, As a contrast with all these complications physical and social I was able to sit down for first time in many years in my zen Japanese stool though not for very long period of sitting down as my right leg would get swollen if trying longer....Those about 20 minutes three times a day while being immersed in such a mess of preparations were going to be more useful anyone cant think at a later time while in Spain (and I save the details here as they come to the private level of what I've found once over there). Optimism doesn't come out of the blue to people with complex, complicated and difficult lifes. Optimism are the fruits of boring practise. That tedious practise of being present in the present moment. Easy to say but not as easy to be carried out at all times. In fact I tend to take it easy and not to force myself into it too much. Going back to my sister anger and after my last experience with her, I would say that she needs to be left alone in her anger till she calm down by herself. There are different degrees of anger and when anger reaches to a very destructive level then is better to leave that person alone till calms down. For pain management first step is the recognition and acceptance of that pain being there. Learning how to relax the body and mind. Physical and mental food that one ingests. Forbearance. Tolerance. Showing kindest to that area that is sick. Talking to it....all activities should be done in the awareness of the in and out breathing. Very important this....I don't know perhaps I write a post in more detail about pain management. Thanks for the chat. Nice talking to you. Mayka --- On Sun, 13/2/11, Anthony Wu <[email protected]> wrote: From: Anthony Wu <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Zen] Pain To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, 13 February, 2011, 8:38 Mayka, I agree with you that emotions can cure or kill. I believe you belong to an optimistic type, so no matter what comes, you should be able to handle with calm. On the other hand, your sister needs help from you. I don't know how, but I think you should be able to help her with your own example. As regards the teacher of JM's Shaolin monk friend. It happens that I spend a lot of time in Hong Kong, where Queen Elizabeth Hospital is located, and one of my friends suffers for acute kidney trouble. I think it may be uselful to introduce some form of pain management to him. That said, though I seem to be OK right now, not finding any terminal disease, sooner or later, I will need it myself. Anthony --- On Sun, 13/2/11, Maria Lopez <[email protected]> wrote: From: Maria Lopez <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Zen] Pain To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, 13 February, 2011, 9:16 AM Hi Anthony: Just socialising a bit with you. Just a few weeks ago I almost died because of the flu...and do you know what kind of thought came to my mind?. I thought: "My sister has cancer and is horrified of the perspective of dying and perhaps I may not able to come back to Scotland and die here before her. I left the cold behind. What a beautiful color gives this winter sunshine in Spain. There is so much light here...." when one think that those moments may be the last moments of one being alive, everything becomes very bright, calm, precious and more lively than ever. At the very least I didn't go ugly and my face was with rosy cheeks and very shine. as the sunshine was getting into my room at all daily hours. How very nice to see the geraniums with so many red flowers in the window and the birds singing for me as it was spring. Knowing the cure of terminal cancer won't prevent humans from dying when the time come to us. We die slowly everyday anyway. To my sister won't be the illness who will kill her but the extreme anger she has in her because of her illness. The greate is her anger the more she's feeding her illness with it. Mayka --- On Sat, 12/2/11, Anthony Wu <[email protected]> wrote: From: Anthony Wu <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Zen] Pain To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, 12 February, 2011, 21:30 JMJM, Very interesting. Can you give me the contact of the Shaolin monk;s teacher in Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong? The other question is whether the monk can cure the disease that causes pain, such as cancer? Anthony --- On Sun, 13/2/11, Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺妙精明 <[email protected]> wrote: From: Jue Miao Jing Ming - 覺妙精明 <[email protected]> Subject: [Zen] Pain To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, 13 February, 2011, 12:14 AM Hi Kristy, In Los Angeles, I have known a Shao-Lin Monk, with hair, for about 20 years. He graduated from the "Nature's Gate of Shao Lin". I have introduced to him about 40 some people with many different kinds of pain. And usually he cures them within four weeks. And most of these "patients" continue to introduce their friends. His methods are rather crude, but it is very effective. His theory, "wherever the chi is stuck, there is pain." Acupuncture needles are designed for tuning up internal organs. His methods are designed for tendons, joints, muscles, etc. If you are interested, I can get his references. I have heard without verification that his Teacher worked at Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong treating special cases. My friends who I introduce to, can testify to his unique and effective treatments. Let me know your thoughts. There could be language issues. If so, I can find someone to help for this good cause. JM -- Be Enlightened In This Life - We ALL Can http://chanjmjm.blogspot.com http://www.heartchan.org
