Mike and Joe, ...and, well, okay...Edgar too, I agree with this. I sit (zazen - shikantaza) about 4 times a week in the morning for two twenty-minute sessions.
When my schedule is interrupted, especially for a week or so, it doesn't take too long before I can notice the difference. But as Mike said it is easily and quickly restored. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], uerusuboyo@... wrote: > > Joe,<br/><br/>I'm completely on board with you. Even on the micro-level (say > after a few rounds of sitting zazen) you can feel the space between thoughts > shrink if you don't keep up the intensity. But once thru the gateless gate > there's a kind of 'muscle memory' that makes coming back to the mat easier > each time. I think it was to Edgar that I previously pointed that Buddha > maintained daily meditation until the day he > died.<br/><br/>Mike<br/><br/><br/>Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPhone > ------------------------------------ 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/
