good point edgar...what about if one is disabled and the spine was crooked
permanently and you had no hands or feet?...merle
Bill,
As I've said hand and body position can be useful for beginners to settle into
sitting but has nothing to do with Zen itself.
Actually it often gives people one MORE thing to think about.
Notice how MUCH Mike thinks about it.. When some beginners can't maintain Zen
mind they may become frustrated and take comfort in saying 'well at least my
hand position is better than yours'!
But the take away lesson is Buddha is Buddha no matter what position your hands
are in or whether your spine is straight or not.....
Edgar
On Apr 7, 2013, at 4:42 AM, Bill! wrote:
>Mike,
>
>I agree with you that the initial glimpse of Buddha Nature ('kensho' in
>Japanese) is just the beginning of practice.
>
>My remarks in this thread have mainly been about the positioning of your hands
>during meditation - sitting, standing, walking, etc... My point is I do think
>Zen Buddhist teachings in this area have merit if for no other reason than
>that just gives you one less thing to have to think about.
>
>...Bill!
>
>--- In [email protected], uerusuboyo@... wrote:
>>
>> <br/>Bill!,<br/><br/>I'm sure you'd agree that you're just as likely to
>> awaken to Buddha Nature while sitting on the toilet as you are while sitting
>> on the cushion. But that's not the point. A glimpse of Buddha Nature is just
>> an initiation or invitation to continue living the Dharma. Without deepening
>> it it just becomes one of many experiences (albeit a 'special' experience).
>> Enlightenment (for want of a better word) is a moment to moment experience
>> and without continuing practice to deepen it it's easy to backslide into
>> unskillful living again. <br/><br/>I think Edgar and William believe that
>> after an initial glimpse of Buddha Nature that is it - that once experienced
>> there's nothing more to do. For Edgar to believe that he experiences Buddha
>> Nature 24/7 just goes to show how delusional the ego can be.
>> <br/><br/>Mike<br/><br/>Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPhone
>>
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