Sitting still for long periods doesn't come naturally but it does get easier over time.
butt hurts from too much sitting Question
Re: butt hurts from too much sitting Question
A good Zafu really helps (preferably buckwheat, and no, I'm not with the company, but acquired one of this particular model.
Sitting still for long periods doesn't come naturally but it does get easier over time.
Sitting still for long periods doesn't come naturally but it does get easier over time.
'Only practice with no gaining idea' ~ Suzuki Roshi
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KonchokZoepa
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Re: butt hurts from too much sitting Question
Jikan wrote:KonchokZoepa wrote:I used to think so, but experience (hard experience, injury, &c) have taught me otherwise. Really, it's better to get the corrections you need in your posture BEFORE you reinforce those problems in your meditation. Even if it's just your bottom that's hurting (for now).but i dont follow your logic, i think meditation in the natural ( right ) posture straightens the body from its un natural position from sitting on computer etc.
well, im gonna have to wait until next summer or early spring before i have the chance to anyone check my posture.
If the thought of demons
Never rises in your mind,
You need not fear the demon hosts around you.
It is most important to tame your mind within....
In so far as the Ultimate, or the true nature of being is concerned,
there are neither buddhas or demons.
He who frees himself from fear and hope, evil and virtue,
will realize the insubstantial and groundless nature of confusion.
Samsara will then appear as the mahamudra itself….
-Milarepa
OMMANIPADMEHUNG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls6P9tOYmdo
Never rises in your mind,
You need not fear the demon hosts around you.
It is most important to tame your mind within....
In so far as the Ultimate, or the true nature of being is concerned,
there are neither buddhas or demons.
He who frees himself from fear and hope, evil and virtue,
will realize the insubstantial and groundless nature of confusion.
Samsara will then appear as the mahamudra itself….
-Milarepa
OMMANIPADMEHUNG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls6P9tOYmdo
Re: butt hurts from too much sitting Question
So wait.
“You don’t know it. You just know about it. That is not the same thing.”
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche to me.
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche to me.
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KonchokZoepa
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Re: butt hurts from too much sitting Question
yes im waiting 
If the thought of demons
Never rises in your mind,
You need not fear the demon hosts around you.
It is most important to tame your mind within....
In so far as the Ultimate, or the true nature of being is concerned,
there are neither buddhas or demons.
He who frees himself from fear and hope, evil and virtue,
will realize the insubstantial and groundless nature of confusion.
Samsara will then appear as the mahamudra itself….
-Milarepa
OMMANIPADMEHUNG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls6P9tOYmdo
Never rises in your mind,
You need not fear the demon hosts around you.
It is most important to tame your mind within....
In so far as the Ultimate, or the true nature of being is concerned,
there are neither buddhas or demons.
He who frees himself from fear and hope, evil and virtue,
will realize the insubstantial and groundless nature of confusion.
Samsara will then appear as the mahamudra itself….
-Milarepa
OMMANIPADMEHUNG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls6P9tOYmdo
Re: butt hurts from too much sitting Question
Personally I find that a cushion makes it worse in the long run. Once you get used to sitting on the floor then it's all good.
Posture can be corrected by correct breathing and yoga, but for this you should receive instruction.
Posture can be corrected by correct breathing and yoga, but for this you should receive instruction.