Elysium said:
Hey Mark, how did you reach the lotus position? I can barely do half-lotus and how good I do it is a matter of question. I did notice however, that meditation quality is increased with half-lotus compared to good old cross-legged.
I started out cross-legged, too. I agree, it’s better with the knees on the ground.
I’ve been sitting ...
One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. The latter procedure, however, is disagreeable and therefore not popular.
(Carl Jung: The Philosophical Tree; Collected Works 13: Alchemical Studies. Paragraph 335)
Shunryu Suzuki described the true practice of seated meditation as “just ...
A friend of mine recommended a particular approach to practicing musical scales. She starts with the minor scale on a particular note, say, C minor. She follows with the major scale on the same note (C major), and then the relative minor of that major (A minor). She continues in this fashion four rounds, then picks up the next day with ...
