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by thigle
Mon Feb 16, 2015 11:11 am
Forum: Mahamudra
Topic: What is the point of visualization?
Replies: 16
Views: 7517

Re: What is the point of visualization?

What is the point of visualization? Particularly when practicing dream yoga, focusing on a white "A" at the throat area. What is the purpose of this? Is it solely to stay focused and present while falling to sleep? Task: Look on a white "A". Implement this task for a while. Reco...
by thigle
Mon Feb 16, 2015 11:08 am
Forum: Mahamudra
Topic: What is "mind" in mahamudra
Replies: 22
Views: 13758

Re: What is "mind" in mahamudra

"Mind" is the expression of conceptual reification resp. grasping.
by thigle
Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:22 am
Forum: Soto
Topic: Sit with lights on or off?
Replies: 9
Views: 4449

Re: Sit with lights on or off?

mddrill wrote:Hi, do you think it is best to sit zazen with the lights on, off, or with dimmed lights?
It doesn't matter.
by thigle
Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:20 am
Forum: Soto
Topic: How do I know when to start shikantaza?
Replies: 6
Views: 3792

Re: How do I know when to start shikantaza?

Ive been practicing meditation for about 9 months now. how do I know when ive developed enough concentration to stop following the breath and begin shikantaza? You do not need "concentration" to simply sit, you need to understand the uncontrived difference between "practicing" s...
by thigle
Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:18 am
Forum: Soto
Topic: Suzuki Posture
Replies: 2
Views: 2592

Re: Suzuki Posture

Roshi Shunryu Suzuki said to "push your diaphragm down toward your hatha" I don't understand how to do this. does this mean to flex my stomach muscles? To actually implement the task "simply sit", has nothing to do with "postures". To focus on the task "simply sit...
by thigle
Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:16 am
Forum: Soto
Topic: How to stop desiring in meditation
Replies: 13
Views: 6140

Re: How to stop desiring in meditation

mddrill wrote:Hi, I cant seem to stop desiring my meditation to be one way or another.
Stop the meditate. Stop to "practice" simply sitting .. and simply sit. To "practice" simply sitting is just like "thinking about it".
by thigle
Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:14 am
Forum: Soto
Topic: eradicating defilements
Replies: 17
Views: 5852

Re: eradicating defilements

omnifriend wrote:does shikantaza uproot the defilements? thank you.
If you "practice" simply sitting instead of simply sitting, it doesn't "uproot the defilements".
by thigle
Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:12 am
Forum: Soto
Topic: How does movement arise?
Replies: 30
Views: 10241

Re: How does movement arise?

I have more or less come to the conclusion that everything I am aware of, or experience, are movements of (the) mind. Whether they are thoughts or 'external' phenomena - they are mind - moving. If you "focus" on that with your consciousness, your insight is just the expression of craving.
by thigle
Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:09 am
Forum: Soto
Topic: Vision going blurry?
Replies: 8
Views: 4011

Re: Vision going blurry?

while sitting sometimes my vision goes blurry and my eyes start to hurt and sometimes they start to close on their own does anyone have advice on this? Problems with your "states of consciousness"? That's because you're "practicing" simply sitting instead of simply sitting. You ...
by thigle
Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:25 am
Forum: Soto
Topic: To breath or not to breath
Replies: 32
Views: 11795

Re: To breath or not to breath

Same in this thread. The sectarians have only fear for their sect. But this is not necessary and only expresses the lack of understanding of their own practice. Recognicing ones own »practiced imlementation« resp. »conceptual reification« of the task and therefore recognicing »an« subjective »simply...
by thigle
Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:23 am
Forum: Soto
Topic: How to stop desiring in meditation
Replies: 13
Views: 6140

Re: How to stop desiring in meditation

The sectarians have only fear for their sect. But this is not necessary and only expresses the lack of understanding of their own practice. Recognicing ones own »practiced imlementation« resp. »conceptual reification« of the task and therefore recognicing »an« subjective »simply sitting« instead of ...
by thigle
Wed Oct 15, 2014 7:08 pm
Forum: Soto
Topic: How to stop desiring in meditation
Replies: 13
Views: 6140

Re: How to stop desiring in meditation

Hi, I cant seem to stop desiring my meditation to be one way or another. I know that in zazen im supposed to let go of ideas of gaining something but I don't know how to do that does anyone have any advice on this? Stop trying to meditate Yes. But »stop trying to meditate« resp. »don't trying to do...
by thigle
Mon Oct 13, 2014 9:21 am
Forum: Soto
Topic: To breath or not to breath
Replies: 32
Views: 11795

Re: To breath or not to breath

Next time I sit and drink my tea I'll ponder over your wisdom. Exactly, »actual« simply sitting is synonymouse to »actual« acting normal; primordial-unfabricated resp. primordial-uncontrived. But don't think, »..so..there is nothing to do« or »..so.. I behave myself completely natural« or »..so..I ...
by thigle
Sun Oct 12, 2014 12:37 pm
Forum: Soto
Topic: To breath or not to breath
Replies: 32
Views: 11795

Re: To breath or not to breath

...But thank you that you helped me with finding out what can be misunderstood in this text. For example, I have to put the brackets like this: Whenever you catch yourself »practicing simply sitting«.... instead of Whenever you catch yourself practicing »simply sitting«.... because most people are a...
by thigle
Sun Oct 12, 2014 9:28 am
Forum: Soto
Topic: To breath or not to breath
Replies: 32
Views: 11795

Re: To breath or not to breath

I still have no idea what your talking about.. ? Because you still haven't recogniced the difference between »practicing simply sitting« and simply sitting, respectively »practicing leaving everything as it is« and leaving everything as it is, respectively »practicing acting normal« and acting norm...
by thigle
Sat Oct 11, 2014 11:34 am
Forum: Soto
Topic: To breath or not to breath
Replies: 32
Views: 11795

Re: To breath or not to breath

All these things are just instructions on zazen. They essentially mean -- leave your mind alone, do nothing, Let your mind quiet itself. There is no other way to practice. There are exactly two ways to implement tasks like this. Shikantaza has nothing to do with »practiced implementation«. Practice...
by thigle
Sat Oct 11, 2014 11:20 am
Forum: Soto
Topic: To breath or not to breath
Replies: 32
Views: 11795

Re: To breath or not to breath

Jesse wrote:All these things are just instructions on zazen. They essentially mean -- leave your mind alone, do nothing, Let your mind quiet itself. There is no other way to practice.
There are exactly two ways to implement tasks like this. Shikantaza has nothing to do with »practiced implementation«.
by thigle
Sat Oct 11, 2014 11:13 am
Forum: Soto
Topic: To breath or not to breath
Replies: 32
Views: 11795

Re: To breath or not to breath

"Do nothing at all, this is the way to study Zen." Keizan Jokin "In Zazen we don't do anything with our mind, we don't count breath, we don't watch breath." Shohaku Okumura Quotes 2,4,6 and 8 are shikantaza. These quotes can be »shikantaza«, if they are »actual« implemented. Opt...
by thigle
Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:49 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Unity's theory on the nature of mind
Replies: 201
Views: 37342

Re: Breaking samaya if one talks about rigpa?

Unity wrote: I give up.
Don't forget, most of the critics of you, follow the same subtle focus like you, even if they calling himself Dzogchenpas and tell you: "You're wrong, I'm right." So no worry.
by thigle
Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:16 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Dzogchenpa's nose
Replies: 5
Views: 1617

Dzogchenpa's nose

Continuation from here The point Malcolm is making thigle, is that 'lobster' has declared himself to be an arhat. But another much more important point is Simon, that some people declared himself to realised an authentic introduction. And some of them, now cracke jokes about lobster, unity & co....

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