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In his book “An Introduction to Zen Training”, Rinzai Zen teacher Omori Sogen described the role of strength in the lower abdomen in the practice of seated meditation:
In the Yagyu-ryu (a school of swordsmanship), there is a secret teaching called “Seikosui”. Yagyu Toshinaga, a master of the Yagyu-ryu, taught ...
In an article titled “Moving from the Source: Riffs on True Embodiment”, Corey Hess wrote:
There is so much talk of embodiment these days. But from my experience, embodiment must include the source of what is embodied. …true embodiment means moving from the source of movement, the source of experience.
…There ...
From an email to Karan Vasudeva, author of the article Adventures at the Vipassana Enlightenment Factory :
(Concerning the “dan-t’ien”:) I write about the mind shifting to the dan-t’ien, but not shifting the mind to the dan-t’ien. My experience is following the location of awareness in three-dimensional ...