Makya, I 'THINK' what I call Buddha Nature/Mind and what you call 'mindfulness' is the same thing. I hope so. I just think 'mindFULLness' is not a good description. I would feel more comfortable with 'Empty Mind' or 'Clear Mind'. 'MindFULLness' always makes me think of a mind that is full of thoughts, and that is definitely the opposite of what 'Buddha Mind' means to me.
I don't sit every day either. There are some 'zeroes' for me too. The practices you are using sound okay to me. They are similar to what I do except I don't wait on the 3rd ring on purpose. When I hear the ring I pick up the phone and talk, or if I'm busy just let it ring. When I'm at a traffic signal I don't usually think that the light is red or green. I just stop or walk, whichever is approriate. I mean I do obey the signals, but I don't think about it. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Maria Lopez <flordeloto@...> wrote: > > Bill; > Can you give a description and give an example of the way you incorporate > Buddha Mind in your daily active life?  Is it Buddha Mind applied in daily > activities the same as mindfulness?. This is to verify if are the same > thing or there is something different. >  > My practice is similar to yours with the difference that sitting down > or zazen sessions lack of your daily discipline and there are days still > of zero sitting down. I make up a bit with it with the applicationof > mindfulness in different activities during the day such as walking in the > park, giving food to the birds once a week after collecting hard bread for > them. Birds are very grateful for that specially in winter time. While > awakening in the morning, leaving my bed, going to the bath,  brushing my > teeth, shower and all the rest of toilette time including the one of > evacuating. I've  also train myself in the use reminders such as the ring > of phone. As soon as I hear the first ring  Instead of picking it up > immediately I stop and use my conscious breathing and pick up the phone at > the third ring. Other bell reminder are the traffic lights. As soon as I > see red it brings me back to my conscious breathing till it changes to > green...etc. > >  > Mayka > > > --- On Thu, 1/9/11, Bill! <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > > From: Bill! <BillSmart@...> > Subject: [Zen] Re: Mahayana > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, 1 September, 2011, 2:42 > > >  > > > > JMJM, > > I do consider zen my practice. > > I acknowledge that most people classify it as a subset/sect of Mahayana > Buddhism, but I do not consider zen a subset of or co-dependent on Buddhism. > In fact I consider zen the core Buddhism was built around - like a > cultural-specific presetation layer. > > I can't speak for those that consider themselves Mahayana Buddhists, but my > practice consists of shikantaza (clear-mind meditation) which is usually > associated with zazen (seated meditation) but can be practiced any where at > any time under any conditions. I sometimes refer to that state of clear-mind > (or no-mind) as 'Buddha Mind'. My personal practice is to incorporate Buddha > Mind more and more into my daily life. > > The core teaching of my zen practice is 'Just THIS!. > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], Jue Miao Jing Ming - > 覺å¦â¢Ã§Â²Â¾Ã¦ËŽ <chan.jmjm@> wrote: > > > > Dear Forum, > > > > Do you consider "Zen/zen/your practice" a Mahayana practice? If so, how > > does Mahayana actually practice? What is its core teaching? > > > > Thank you in advance, jm > > > > -- > > Learn the Basics of Chan Meditation... > > http://www.chan-meditation.org > > Chan in everyday life... > > http://www.chanliving.org > > To be enlightened in this life... > > http://www.heartchan.org > > To save our world... > > http://www.universal-oneness.org > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
