Joe, I'm interested in zen and I like the way things are expressed or described here. But I still go to vipassana retreats only because my (work) leave only allow for one retreat a year.
I tried the extended prostrations and fast walking before. I get the idea and understand how this exercise can benefit our practice, but they are not my 'favourite'. Don't know about the slow walking, don't remember if I tried it. In vipassana retreats, we walk really slow. Wonder if they are similar. I can imagine it must be enjoyable to practice buddhist yoga in a retreat. My body feels stiff after the few first days of vipassana retreat. No yoga there. Siska -----Original Message----- From: "Joe" <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:39:39 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [Zen] Re: California Lawsuit Against Yoga? Siska, Understood; I still can't recommend it enough. Especially the way I teach it. Just in Sheng Yen's style. ;-) Give it seven days on a good. long retreat. I hope you also practiced the "Morning Wake-Up" Exercises. And the "Yoga Exercises for Chan Retreat" And the extended Prostrations. And the fast walking (Lin Chi style) and slow walking (T'sao Tung style). I put all of this together and call it our "Buddhist Yoga", as transmitted by Sheng Yen. "All Roads Lead to the Capital." Choose your Capital well, --Joe > siska_cen@... wrote: > > Whether or not what I have experienced is "the" Buddhist yoga, I'm quite sure > it is sparkling for you and many others as much as it may or may not be > sparkling for me and also many others. > > In Indonesia there is a saying: "Many roads lead to Rome". > > I believe so.
