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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 ...
Does anyone else out there struggle with a good seated position? The position that I end up in is basically one leg on top of the other. I’ve seen this called quarter lotus, but I’m not sure. Anyway, I’m worried this will put a lot of pressure on my knees and mess everything up. Any thoughts?
If you focus on the stretch and ...
Zen teacher Torei Enji said:
It is relatively easy to accomplish the important matter of insight into one’s true nature, but uncommonly difficult to function freely and clearly…
Layman Pang’s daughter Lingzhao described what it is to “function freely and clearly”:
Layman Pang was with his whole family sitting around the fire. Layman Pang suddenly said, ‘Difficult, difficult–ten bushels of oil hemp spread out on ...