We had seven in session #5. The closing words of encouragement I provided was as follows:
Meditation is a great way to bring us back to ourselvesWhere we can really experience our full being, beyond all our unhealthy habitual patterns. In the stillness and silence of meditation, we can return to that deep inner connection that [...]
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One of the things brought up at our Chan retreat was the word “Zen” and the karma attached to it from the War. How here in the West it has become a life style not so much a spirtual path. I had heard something before in another reading elsewhere, about if the elders of the [...]
Zanshin is a Japanese word meaning Reminding Heart or Mind. It is the name of the final position of the body in Kyudo ( Japanese archery) after releasing the arrow. When the mind is clear, the breath is slow and relaxed. The form has changed to formlessness, in a state that would be called Wu [...]
February 26, 2008 – 10:46 am
Looking back on things from my blog last year, I also see it has been over a year ago that I started with Heart Chan. So much has changed in the past year, yet in some ways I’m full circle to where I was a year ago. So I question myself on what needs [...]
February 14, 2008 – 4:17 pm
I came across an article called a Buddhist Response to Global Warming. The Title reminded me of Brother Ronald’s post on that subject and my post about Karma and Environment. Following that title I came across this website Ecological Buddhism.
It was interesting to read some other Buddhist thoughts on our spiritual connection & responsibly to [...]
January 5, 2008 – 10:13 am
There are literally more than 50 million Americans suffering from one form of sleeping disorders or another. This is really a shocking figure, isn’t it? Although I am lucky to not have any sleeping problems, I do get a taste of what it feels like lately. Thanks to my jet lag (I was traveling to [...]
December 28, 2007 – 2:34 pm
I picked up a new book, Called: “The whole Heart of Zen” The compete teachings from the Oral Tradition of Ta-Mo.
sounds interesting ne!
As I opened the book today to read a bit during lunch I opened to this:
The Structure & Symbolism of the 18 Hands moving Zen
The Hands of the Saint are 18 movements [...]
November 2, 2007 – 9:10 am
Strictly speaking, Ding Tian Li Di (Atlas) is more of a Standing Chan than Motion Chan. This Standing Chan can massage your neck, shoulders and upper back, and also guide the universal energy into your body through the Zen Chakra. It’s particularly nice to practice this exercise when you are out in the mountains.
Here is [...]
October 20, 2007 – 11:07 pm
Stressed out? Try these Zen ways for a relief.
Modern people have all learned to be good at multitasking. It seems this is the only way for us to get ahead. No wonder the stress level is extremely high! While some forms of stress may be a good thing (motivating), most are not — it disrupts [...]
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