Mayka,
If this naming convention helps, then, what can one say, especially if your teacher approves? I think, but am not certain that this naming convention is not found in any of the classical Buddhist traditions. Steve might know better; Bill must know about Zen traditions in meditation.. Concerning the emotions issue, if you are not unhappy about it, and I do *not* assert that you should be, then why should you worry yourself about it unnecessarily? No itch, don't scratch. --ED --- In [email protected], Maria Lopez <flordeloto@...> wrote: > > ED; > > Do you think so? I used this method for various years and seemed to work particularly during retreats. > Away from retreats and after a while I have to admit as far as my personal experience concerns no methods have worked out for me so far as emotions concerns. When I feel bad not only I feel bad but also have the necessity to share with other fellows human beings that I'm feeling bad. > I don't manage to get adjusted to this buddhisht-zen holiness where everybody seem to have all emotions under control. > > We are what we are and thinking to change oneselves is the biggest illusion I've ever heard from all. In fact, Can a rose change it's nature of being a rose and became a carnation?. > > Eventually we always come back to where we were. Nothing change. There is no walk though it looks like as if it were. I haven't learnt anything. I know nothing. > > Mayka > Mayka, if you are mentally naming it, you are using your rational mind. -ED > --- In [email protected], Maria Lopez flordeloto@ wrote: > > > Hi Siska: > > By the term "acknowledging" means to be aware of what is happening there. For instance: If you have a headache you mentally name: "headache" By the only acknowledgement of the headache many other sensations, impact of the headache in your whole body and body language will come into awareness through it. > > A much short example: > > 1- I'm drinking tea (I'm drinking tea in an automatic way. There has not been an acknowledgement in the action. The head is distracted somewhere else away from the tea I'm drinking). > > 2- I know I'm drinking tea. ( I have acknowledged drinking tea. I know what I'm doing. My head is not distracted from the action of drinking tea) > > Important not to exchange labelling for acknoledgement. Labelling is mental exercise while acknowledgement goes with the motion of the present moment continuosly traveling and changing . > > Mayka
