Anthony, I was always told to just let the thoughts 'flow through you', acknowledge them but then let them go. The teaching analogy that went with this is 'when you're busy working in your house and someone comes and knocks on your door, acknowledge them but tell them you're busy and ask them to come back later. Don't invite them in for tea and a conversation.'
Some zen practitioners I know suggest keeping a notebook and pen/pencil near you when you meditate. That way if a thought comes that you just cannot get rid of you can write it down, and then can go back to meditating with the assurance you will attend to the thought later. I've never done that nor felt the need to do that, but it might be worth a try if these thoughts/questions are keeping you from meditating. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote: > > KG, > Â > Some say you should not suppress questions when you meditate, but let them > come and go. Well they come here to stay. It takes time and effort to make > them disappear. > Â > Anthony > > > ________________________________ > From: Kristopher Grey <kris@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, 20 September 2012, 9:38 > Subject: Re: [Zen] invasion > > > Â > Same problem is created by attachment to thinking "well" applies to > meditation! *L* > > Your "tip", perhaps pointier than it may appear! ;) > > KG > > > On 9/19/2012 6:09 PM, Anthony Wu wrote: > > Â > >Merle, > >Â > >I give yo a tip. If you always want questions to be answered, you can never > >meditate well. > >Â > >Anthony > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
