Merle,<br/><br/>A person with a crooked spine or no hands or feet learns to
incorporate that into their practice. It's not a question of overcoming it, but
integrating it and accepting it. But we all have our own 'handicaps'. All of
us. That's why retreats/sessions can be so useful. By meditating throughout the
day we learn to meditate when tired, hungry, happy, sad, frustrated, ecstatic,
bored, motivated and so on and so forth. Those little ups and downs become our
practice. Same as people with disabilities and/or mental issues. We do what we
can when we can. We don't just say, "i know it's all just illusion so now I'm
too special to sit". Every time we sit on the cushion we get the chance to face
our challenges, learn and grow - able-bodied or
not.<br/><br/>Mike<br/><br/>Mike<br/><br/><br/>Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPhone
