indeed joe.".horses for courses" as the saying goes.. .many a time insight is an instant flash of lightening striking when you least expect
the idea is to be ever alert, ever ready "to grasp the donkey by the tail" so to speak merle Well, nonetheless, this is the sort of practice our sect has promulgated over the centuries down to our time, with some variations, of course. And different teachers teach differently, too, and even the same teacher may change his/her teaching over the years. Impermanence seems to apply to everything. ;-) I think you're right, that it's the quality of our attention that is important. Even when we are not practicing well, we can improve ourselves a bit by really paying attention in a relaxed way to anything. The kind of understanding that comes from our practice is a little different from that gotten by just grabbing things, though (or even appreciating things). Yasutani Roshi used to say that Zen Practice is for the perfection of our character. A beautiful statement, which I think glistens with multi-dimensional insight and truth. --Joe > Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > joe >  you might just die  while you sit waiting..so it will be all in vain if > you follow that recipe for "enlightenment"
