It’s definitely a catch-22. It’s necessary to have “freedom of the singular location of self-awareness to move in space” (as I wrote in my last post), in order to generate and sustain an even stretch, but it’s also necessary to have an even stretch in order to experience “freedom of the singular location ...
Meditation Manuals
I would say the history of meditation manuals goes way back, in India, China, and Japan. By meditation manual, I mean the attempt to provide practical instructions in meditation, as opposed to metaphysical instructions. Here’s an excerpt from “Two Shores of Zen” by Jiryu Mark Rutschman-Byler, that illustrates the conflict between ...
I’m Ok with Bowing
In the speeches recorded close to his death, Gautama said:
“Therefore… be ye lamps unto yourselves. Be ye a refuge unto yourselves. Betake yourselves to no external refuge. Hold fast to the Truth as a lamp. Hold fast as a refuge to the Truth. Look not for refuge to any one besides yourselves. And how… is (one) to be a lamp unto (oneself), ...