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Zen lifestyle
by Wesley1982 » Tue Aug 28, 2012 5:46 am
I'm learning how to cultivate the Zen lifestyle around my house. I know its about living in the present moment and using the mind as the analogy of a hummingbird. Zen is not exactly anything just mindfulness-awareness consciousness from living moment to moment.
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Re: Zen lifestyle
by Kaji » Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:15 am
Wesley1982 wrote:I'm learning how to cultivate the Zen lifestyle around my house. I know its about living in the present moment and using the mind as the analogy of a hummingbird. Zen is not exactly anything just mindfulness-awareness consciousness from living moment to moment.
I applaud your initiative! When you have become enlightened, please come back to enlighten us.
Namas triya-dhvikānāṃ sarva tathāgatānām!
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Re: Zen lifestyle
by oushi » Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:33 am
Wesley1982 wrote:I'm learning how to cultivate the Zen lifestyle around my house. I know its about living in the present moment and using the mind as the analogy of a hummingbird. Zen is not exactly anything just mindfulness-awareness consciousness from living moment to moment.
Cultivate and Zen are opposites.
"Without knowing and without being affected by anything, this is the awareness of the buddhas. The inconceivable, without awareness and without suffering, is itself the awareness of the buddhas. - Manjuśri"
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Re: Zen lifestyle
by Kaji » Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:46 am
oushi wrote:Wesley1982 wrote:I'm learning how to cultivate the Zen lifestyle around my house. I know its about living in the present moment and using the mind as the analogy of a hummingbird. Zen is not exactly anything just mindfulness-awareness consciousness from living moment to moment.
Cultivate and Zen are opposites.
And "opposite" is not Zen
Namas triya-dhvikānāṃ sarva tathāgatānām!
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Re: Zen lifestyle
by Wesley1982 » Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:09 pm
I use the hummingbird analogy for Zen mind because that's sort of the result of the practice ~ hummingbird mind.
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Re: Zen lifestyle
by oushi » Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:12 pm
Your mind is Zen mind.
"Without knowing and without being affected by anything, this is the awareness of the buddhas. The inconceivable, without awareness and without suffering, is itself the awareness of the buddhas. - Manjuśri"
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Re: Zen lifestyle
by Wesley1982 » Thu Aug 30, 2012 10:49 pm
If that is what you suggest then it must be true. What I need now is a female partner to live it with. -(Zen lifestyle)-
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Re: Zen lifestyle
by PorkChop » Thu Sep 20, 2012 6:09 pm
boobytraps...
lots and lots of boobytraps...
lots and lots of boobytraps...
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Re: Zen lifestyle
by lobster » Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:10 am
Wesley1982 wrote:I'm learning how to cultivate the Zen lifestyle around my house.
I don't use chairs or have a bed . . . but that is probably not what you had in mind . . .
back to the zen sandpit for me . . .
http://www.crizmac.com/artandsoul/index.php/2011/02/26/make-a-zen-garden/
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