Posted by Oddzilla on July 4, 2000, at 15:19:47
In reply to Re: alrighty....Buddhism, perceived negativivity , posted by dj on July 4, 2000, at 11:31:30
Hi dj
I'm posting this quote from shinzen young. His website ishttp://shinzen.org/
I have used his guided meditation tapes for chronic pain and found them very useful. His website has a lot of really great information about vipassana meditation in a form that's friendly to Christians (like me) as well as others.
On the tapes he talks about our pain being the only monastery that some of us will ever have and about the value in bearing it in awareness. It's meant a lot to me. He has a few poems posted there too that he thinks reflect the value of the mystical life. My favourite is Wallace Stevens "Snowman". You post so many things that mean a lot to me,I wanted to share something that's important to me.
Here's the quote
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In meditation, the "name of the game" is to be independent of conditions and circumstances. This refers both to the ultimate goal of meditation (unconditional freedom) and to an attitude toward practice that should be established early on. When you are in circumstances that nurture your practice, go for it! It's fun to run unimpeded on broad flat ground. However, when you encounter circumstances that militate against your practice, such as poor health, emotional upset or chaotic surroundings, keep going! You learn something by running up hills, too.........
Concerning Zen diet, I can't resist telling one more story. I once heard a group of Americans invite a Japanese Zen monk out for dinner. "What do you like?" they asked. "I not like mac-ro-biotic. I like mac-do-nald," was his reply.
~~~~~~~~~~A monk after my own heart! Best wishes O.
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