Ryunen
I really enjoy when reading this paragraph: "Vajrayana (Tibetan) teaches you how to climb the pole. Once you get to the top, Zen is the hand that pushes you off." Because in the shocking and painful period in the last two years the Zen reflection and exercise through Dao Yin indeed help me to put off my impulsive thoughts and negative energy.
I am interesting and do hope that I can find a good teacher to guide me, and that's why I was so happy when I learned about this forum. Because reading and participating some discussions have been a very interesting learning as well.
Here I would like to share with you a little bit of my personal philosophy, which I welcome any feedback -----
I am not afraid of sitting down and facing the wall for long time, what I am afraid is not able to sense and know when it's happened. For me, not knowing is more horrify than knowing, because the processing of searching to know helps me to make decision of each step to take; but not knowing will make me fly as an endless fly. I want to learn and maintain my capability to smile when the day is dark and depressed.
What have happened in my previous life that I don't know, besides it has already happened, so why bother to dig the 'why' questions all the time? What will happen in the next life is not in entirely in my hands to control; ONLY this moment is in my hands.
Those who love and have been kind to me, I remember them always with heartedly gratitude; but to those have hurt and hammed me down, my appreciations to them are even greater because they helped me to become a better person, wiser and learned to accept the learning as a part of passages in this life, that I shouldn't have anger or revenge but forgiveness heart and mind.
Wish you a nice weekend
Ages
jayryunen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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?
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