Finding the Still Point: A Beginner's Guide to Zen Meditation by John Daido Loori

Finding the Still Point: A Beginner's Guide to Zen Meditation John Daido Loori ebook
Page: 96
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Inc.
Format: pdf
ISBN: 9781590304792

[From Finding the Still Point: A Beginner's Guide to Zen Meditation, by John Daido Loori. This Use the breathing as your anchor; even if you find you've mindlessly counted to 25, just go back to one. I'm happy that meditation has reached a tipping point in our culture. Zazen is the foundation of all Zen practice-- all that you read, do and think should ideally center around this specific practice of meditation. The monk was standing outside of that, and from his point of view he was justified in saying “that is still picking and choosing. At this point, try counting in out one, in out two, etc. But not all yoga When the pause becomes really significant, that is, physiologically, when it really pervades the body, it's called the still point, to use a term from cranio-sacral theory. Finding the still point : a beginner's guide to Zen meditation - John Loori Daido. Beginner's Mind involves letting go of preconceptions, at any stage of your meditation practice. The still point is a The other important thing we can do is to engage in what in the Buddhist tradition is referred to as metta practices. Q: Some forms of yoga specifically guide people to feel the body between yoga poses, where much of that sensation can often be accessed. I've posted a beginner's guide to meditation. If you're still on the fence, this might spur you to start meditating. The phrase "Beginner's Mind," which has its origins in Zen. Zen meditation is called Zazen.