Bill, Sounds like you are making progress!
Edgar On Apr 5, 2013, at 9:07 PM, Bill! wrote: > 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 > > > >
