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Re: life and zen
We are like grass which can elaborately model our environments and grow in directions which bring greater peace and harmony to the world. That would be some pretty damn scary grass, probably the dist… (View Post)
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Re: Insight on body feeling
(Quote) Whether we say this is jhana or not, in terms of dependent origination, this is very explicitly a becoming. He's advocating identification with space because it leads to cessation (nirodha-dh… (View Post)
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Re: Insight on body feeling
(Quote) Love Mooji, too. Thank you for introducing me to him. Haven't watched this, yet. The ability to tranquilize one's self with breath meditation is crucial, and it is great that you have that sk… (View Post)2 -
Re: meditation practice FOR?????
@how, you're probably right that @genkaku does shikantaza practice, but to say "no one practices meditation FOR something else" covers a lot more ground than that. I did a shikantaza-style … (View Post)1 -
Re: meditation practice FOR?????
(Quote) There's plenty of room for hope and aspiration in formal meditation. Reminding yourself that you're doing it for the sake of ending your own suffering can really help to establish good concen… (View Post)1