Merle, No, the body is not a restraint. It is a gateway - at least as far as zen is concerned. The body, or at least its ability to afford awareness of reality, is the necessary component of Buddha Nature for not only humans but all beings as we know them.
...Bill! --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > i know this is a little crazy..however here i go.. > > the human body..can we exist without it?...we do when we are in cyber > space.... although we need the body to get the messages out there...mm that > has me stumped! > > would this body less be liken to the meditation state that can be achieved > once one has surpassed the breath counting saga? > > i have belief that monks can practise a form of meditation whereby the can > slow the whole body/ mind totally down to an almost non existent state > > in all the many previous post there has been much focus on slowing the mind > down..however the body..does it have a mind of it's own so to speak? > > after all there are millions of tiny organisms..rummaging in the body that we > do not have any control over what so ever... > > (meditate as long and hard as you want, they do their own thing regardless)... > > a whole eco system...one could say a universe lies in the gut > > my zen question is thus: to be totally free ..the human body is it a > restraint? > > merle > > > > Merle > www.wix.com/merlewiitpom/1 > ------------------------------------ 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/
