Yes, I undertake Zen training and endeavor to live from a perspective of non-duality, and practice the religion I grew up with in the US Episcopal church. I believe some of my co-religionists are a bit skeptical that we are really Christian, but we don't worry too much about that. I find the Zen training helps me act in the way my religion recommends - just sing when singing; just listen when listening; don't hold onto my own ideas about myself in the face of this moment of creation.
Being a Sunday school teacher is interesting - kids are both honest and open to others, but also liable to start stealing or mocking or hitting. Some of the kids really seem to like our bit of quiet time, and it is in general quite different from their normal lives of busy-ness and accomplishment and iPods and the like. For my own kids, they see me sitting and I probably buy more story books from the Buddhist tradition for reading than I would have without the training - tho we are always eager for good folk tales from any source. The biggest way the training helps is that I am less twitchy when I sit, and more able to listen and see some right action instead of freaking out. Thanks, Chris Austin-Lane Sent from a cell phone On Dec 8, 2012, at 8:31, [email protected] wrote: > That sounds nice. > > Do you teach at a Christian Sunday school? I've always felt that > Catholic contemplatives (read: St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa of > Avila, The Cloud of Unknowing, Anthony De Mello, et al) were all > bodhisattvas in their own right. > > I'm just curious how people incorporate their practice into family life. > > Thanks for sharing, > > Hong Yeong Soo > > On 12/7/12, ChrisAustinLane <[email protected]> wrote: >> Over eight years, my wife has twice sat with me and the kids occasionally >> sit with me but never for long enough to need a timer. >> >> When I teach Sunday school we sit while I count to ten breaths two or three >> times. >> >> Thanks, >> Chris Austin-Lane >> Sent from a cell phone >> >> On Dec 7, 2012, at 18:44, [email protected] wrote: >> >>> do you ever sit zazen with your family? >>> >>> hong yeong soo >>> >>> On 12/7/12, Chris Austin-Lane <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Since is that that you use now ? I think they also have mp3s with the >>>> bells and the silence. >>>> >>>> My problem with the phone is I sometimes pick it up when the screen goes >>>> dark and my focus is scattered. Not an issue with the kitchen timer but >>>> usually I bother the family when I use that. >>>> On Dec 7, 2012 8:54 AM, "Joe" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Chris, >>>>> >>>>> ...And, just to "buzz-out" whether one can go directly to a photo on >>>>> the >>>>> Group site using a URL, I find that one can. >>>>> >>>>> I think one MUST be logged-in at YAHOO!, however, else one might not >>>>> have >>>>> privileges to see anything pertinent to ANY Group. >>>>> >>>>> URL of the timer pic is: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/photos/album/1898264123/pic/1284144028/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=161&count=20&dir=asc >>>>> >>>>> Well whattya know. ;-) >>>>> >>>>> --Joe >>>>> >>>>>> "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Chris, >>>>>> >>>>>> I've put up a pic of my modified 10-button count-down timer, with >>>>>> added >>>>> green LED, and out-board battery box. >>>>>> >>>>>> It's in the Photos area at the Group website [snip] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or >>>>> are >>>>> reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are >>> reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links > > > ------------------------------------ > > Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are > reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
