zazen- the respiration of breath and the respiration of the cranial-sacral system coordinate the place of occurrence of consciousness; the place of occurrence of consciousness impacts the fascial structure, the stretch of fascia generates muscular activity, and the reciprocity of stretch and activity opens the ability to feel. The Bridge That Flows, ...
Have you ever really practiced non-thinking?
I just sit on the zafu thinking about this stuff. Except when I’m not thinking.
The motion of the sacrum is how I sit the lotus; I don’t put my mind in my left palm the way Suzuki advocated, yet I do find my mind where my little fingers touch the abdomen a lot. And the reciprocal of that, which is in the stretches around the sacrum. Those ...
The Lancet of Seated Meditation (Zazenshin)
I went up to Sonoma Mountain Zen Center today, and the lecturer reminded the audience of advice from “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind” about placing the mind in the left hand of the mudra.
Chris the lecturer also spoke about Zhengjue’s “The Lancet of Seated Meditation”, which Chris said could be translated as “The ...