Zazen Notes
Mark Foote
Post title: The Mudra of Zen
(Sep 30 2018 at 09:59 PM)
Koun Franz said:
... as an experiment, I recommend trying it, sitting in this posture and trying to feel what it's like to let your mind, to let the base of your consciousness, move away from your head.
("No Struggle (Zazen Yojinki, Part 6)", by koun Franz, from koun's "Nyoho Zen" site: Read Morecomments: 0
Mark Foote
Post title: Letting the Mind Move
(Sep 18 2018 at 10:59 PM)
In a recent lecture, Koun Franz recommended letting the mind move away from the head as an experiment:
Okay... So, have your hands in the cosmic mudra, palms up, thumbs touching, and there's this common instruction: place your mind here. Different people interpret this differently. Some people will say this means to place your attention here,comments: 0
Mark Foote
Post title: Four Points of Ki Aikido
(Aug 7 2018 at 06:21 PM)
Koichi Tohei was a student of Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido. In his own teaching, Tohei developed four principles to help guide his students:
1) Keep one point;
2) Relax completely;
3) Keep weight underside;
4) Extend Ki.
(https://www.ki-aikicomments: 0
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