> The Zen meditation is tough for an extroverted person like me, Zen meditation is tough for an introverted person like me... let's face it, Zen is tough.
I came out of a week long hermitage last year and the hermit keepers wanted to know how it went. I just laughed and told them I am a really, REALLY dull person, and I couldn't recommend myself for interesting company at all. LOL After having talked with several people, I've found many that will confess that the sitting part of Zen is our least favorite part. And we do it anyway, because it seems so necessary and right. I once heard the 3 systems of Buddhism described this way: Vipassana is the initial path that guides you to the pole. Vajrayana (Tibetan) teaches you how to climb the pole. Once you get to the top, Zen is the hand that pushes you off. Perhaps Zen isn't always the best place to start, but we do anyway. Hope you find a teacher and sangha someday. They'll be a help. Blessings, Ryunen > My thought was very straight forwards and simple ----- what can I do if I don't have a good health, starting from a good balance between mind, body and energy? > > Agnes > > > > > > > jayryunen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Agnes, > > I don't remember if you have said you have found a sangha or teacher yet. How is it > that you are learning about Zen? It sounds like you have been sitting for a while. > =)< > Ryunen > > > > > > Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, > Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood > > > Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> 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/
