Merle, You can meditate in any position while doing any activity. The reason Zen Buddhism teaches you to meditate first while sitting is to minimize all distractions. Once you've been able to do that you can do what my whole practice is now - bring your meditation (realizing Buddha Nature) up off the cushion and integrate it more and more seamlessly into every facet of your daily life.
...Bill! --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > hi joe and all > > i read this this morning as part of my learning.. great messages..the poetry > is beautiful.. > > i also note that much of what is stated is very much what edgar has been > discussing.. > > so why are some of us always questioning edgar and his reality statements?.. > > edgar's finger is on the pulse so to speak... > > zen is not a competition to see who is able and who is not.. > > we are all students surely?.. > who has reached the pinnacle of "buddhahead"?.. > > when they might say they do are they then not needing to go back to the very > beginning return to the source?... > > whilst in thailand in 1974 i visited the lying down buddha..or is it the > sleeping buddha..bill would know... > can we practise meditation lying down as well as seated in chair standing > walking..and dare i say on the handwoven mat in the dusty hall.. > > woops i am slipping sideways...attention attention...attention... > > > i note joe that your friend john has passed away... so sad...take care..merle > > http://mro.org/zmm/teachings/daido/teisho61.php > > > > > > > > > > "those who know > that enough is enough > will always have enough" > ~~~~~~ lao tzu > ------------------------------------ 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/
