Glad to hear. The buddha in you bows to all the buddhas in the ten directions and the buddha in me bows to you for having bowing to all.
--- On Tue, 1/3/11, SteveW <[email protected]> wrote: From: SteveW <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Zen] News: Mindfulness and death -- who wins? To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, 1 March, 2011, 21:01 --- In [email protected], Maria Lopez <flordeloto@...> wrote: > > Steve: >  >  > There is a mixture of students from all over the world which of course > includes Vietnamese. So the Ven gives away the teachings according to the > buddhist background or zen those students may have to make himself dharma > better understood and put into practice. During the long retreat the names > of the Buddha were reciting in the evening after sitting down. On my own I > don't usually repeat the names of the Buddha as I'm not very much familiar > with this kind of practice. >  > Mayka > Hi Mayka. The Name arises continually in my mind. It synchronizes with my breathing and my heart-beat. It is the first thought in my mind upon awakening in the morning and the last thought in my mind before sleep. I have no doubt that it will be my last thought as I die. I bow to The Buddha of Infinite Light and Eternal Life! Who is bowing? Steve > >
