Thanks for the kind and gentle suggestions. I was just with my screaming for food 2 month old girl (the bottle didn't warm fast enough..) who reminds me daily that the more at one I feel, and the more compassion I can offer, the happier we all are. It was a very peaceful post to read just now. I'm not actually much of one for didactic life prescriptions, yet fully support the ideas behind your wishes for us..
On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 8:28 am, [email protected] wrote: > > There is 1 message in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. A Daily Program for Zen Living by Rev. Hilbert > From: "amazing63" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 15:13:21 -0400 > From: "amazing63" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: A Daily Program for Zen Living by Rev. Hilbert > > From: Rev. Harvey Sodaiho Hilbert > > Zen should synonomous with a life lived seamlessly. Here are some > thoughts. Use them, discard them, re-write them, but make your life > meaningful. > > Daily Practice: > > Begin your day with a short gatha, "This morning I vow with all beings > to see the world clearly as it is and to reduce violence and bring > compassion to all beings." Sit zazen. > > In the evening, sit zazen. > As you lay down in bed, recite to yourself, "This evening, as I go to > sleep, may all beings rest and be renewed through peace and love." > > > A Program for Daily Living: > Most religions seperate the sacred from the profane. They see a > certain place or activity as either being something special or being > invested with something sacred. Not so, Zen. In Zen, we live our > entire lives, from moment to moment, as a sacred activity. There are > no seperations between the sacred and the profane, in fact, concepts > such as those are seen as marks of a deluded mind. > > Exercise. Please try to do at least thirty minutes of exercise per > day. This can be done through running, walking, biking, swimming, > weight training, or through individual or team sports. Make notes of > your training efforts, the thoughts and feelings that arise. Use these > notes on your posts to Team Zen. They can be wonderful enhancements to > your practice. > > Eating. Please prepare your meals thoughtfully and mindfully. By > thoughtfully, I mean prepare them with your good health and joy of > living in mind. Good food is clean, fresh, and filled with nutrients. > Thoughtful preperation requires planning as to both amounts and a > balances of protien, carbohydrate, and fats, as well as attention to > vitamins and minerals. Mindful preparation includes taking care to > prepare food with a compassionate heart. We acknowledge through the > process that this food comes from somewhere, beings have offered their > lives, or had them taken, in order to nourish uis. We should be > thankful and respectful of this, as well as show this reverence through > our gentle and mindful behavior in the kitchen and at the table. > > Working. Each of us must go through a day supporting our lives. Some > go to work in offices. Some in factories. Some work at home. Some > build things, some make things, some think about things. Some study > things. Work is essential to our well-being. It is what grounds us > and connects us to the larger environment. Through the activities of > work we make ourselves a part of the universe. When we see our work in > this light we realize just how important it is to make that work the > best possible work. Work that brings benefit to everyone and harms no > one. > > Caring for Others. This is the core of your daily experience. When we > begin to see our lives as a vehicle for the caring for and nurturance > of others, we begin to see ourselves more clearly and at the same time > live lives that are much more fulfilling and wonderful. Every moment of > social life offers us an opportunity to practice caring for others. > All that is requires is a willingness to set yourself aside and act for > the sake of what is there in front of you. How hard is that? > > Consider posting comments regarding your Sitting, Eating, Working, and > Caring for Others practices to Zen Living. Sharing with otheres is an > important ingredient to a healthy, emotionaly and spiritually > fulfilling life. > > With palms together, > Be well, > > > > Rev. Sodaiho > ___ > Visit us at: http://www.daihoji.org > > Daihoji Zen Temple > 5 Arrow Road > Cloudcroft, NM 88317 > > Donations Welcome! > Current Building Fund: $217.19 > > > [This message contained attachments] > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "It's not the height of the waves but the motion of the ocean.. 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