How then can we gain an understanding or experience of Emptiness? I am struggling to understand how this can be done without an analytical mind?
Tony... --- In [email protected], "Bill Smart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Theresa Lovegrove > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <...snip... > > The second thing: My mind never stops. ...snip... > <...snip... > > Zazen in an answer to that. I had the same problem. My professional > works requires a lot of logic and constant thinking. Zazen helps me > put that in its proper place. When I need my logic tools I can pull > them out; but I can also put them back in my toolbag when I'm > through. I've worked with koans in the past but now just sit 'shikan > taza' (empty mind). Both are equally effective. It helps A LOT!!! > > Find a teacher. Mayber he/she will assign you the koan Mu, maybe > not. It doesn't matter. He/she will instruct you in zazen and that > will help you quiet your mind. > > Gassho...Bill! > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Click here to rescue a little child from a life of poverty. http://us.click.yahoo.com/rAWabB/gYnLAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi 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/
