Mike,
What events or practices precipitated the incident of the 'opening of your heart chakra'? --ED --- In [email protected], mike brown <uerusuboyo@...> wrote: > > Anthony, > > Don't get me wrong, I love the insights and wisdom of the awakened Zen masters, but I now choose to follow the Vipassana path. Ultimately, of course, all these rafts will be discarded, but I'm still paddling. > > > I think it's possible for anyone in a daily activity to accidently hit upon a jhanic state, like I did (the chances would be something like winning the lotto), but usually it's more conducive if they were concentrating intently on something (which is why it happens to Zen practioners who have no idea, or interest, in such a mind state). To the former person it would be labelled as a mystical experience. To the latter it would be mayko. > > If you are talking about insight meditation (Vipassana) per se, then a teacher would say to stay with the feeling in the heart region for a moment, observe what is happening, and then move away. Is the sensation pleasant? Is it a solid 'block' of sensation or is it made up of many different, more subtle, sensations? Is it fleeting? Does it make you want to attach to the sensation? Does it arise and pass like other sensations? etc. The insights are more important that than the experience itself. In metta (loving-kindness) meditation ,however, absolutely no problem to sit with the sensation of the Heart Chakra opening and sharing that with the world. There is a feeling of a vortex of energy in this area and I think that is recognised in Buddhism, hence the old dichotomy in the translation of shin - mind or heart? > > Mike ------------------------------------ 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/
