Comments on: How Sitting Practice Enhances Life http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/30/how-sitting-practice-enhances-life/ Commentaries on Meditation, Zen, Buddhism, and Mindfulness Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:51:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Sitting, Sitting, Sitting http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/30/how-sitting-practice-enhances-life/#comment-10848 Sitting, Sitting, Sitting Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:17:59 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/30/how-sitting-practice-enhances-life/#comment-10848 [...] much easier to not sit, to not practice than it is to practice. There’s a world of things that need to be done, all of which seem to be more important, [...] [...] much easier to not sit, to not practice than it is to practice. There’s a world of things that need to be done, all of which seem to be more important, [...]

]]> By: Easing Suffering, Increasing Happiness http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/30/how-sitting-practice-enhances-life/#comment-10547 Easing Suffering, Increasing Happiness Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:50:50 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/30/how-sitting-practice-enhances-life/#comment-10547 [...] is like a small pond. A negative emotion, or contamination turns the whole pond toxic. Through Meditation and Observation, our mental space, or pond becomes larger. The same small contamination in a large pond, has no [...] [...] is like a small pond. A negative emotion, or contamination turns the whole pond toxic. Through Meditation and Observation, our mental space, or pond becomes larger. The same small contamination in a large pond, has no [...]

]]> By: bugbittencroc http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/30/how-sitting-practice-enhances-life/#comment-10544 bugbittencroc Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:16:35 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/30/how-sitting-practice-enhances-life/#comment-10544 The application of what one learns through sitting is ridiculously valuable. On a vipassana, I met a girl who had gained so much from the practice of noble silence and her meditation, that she felt ill-at-ease returning to the "real world" and so had hurried back to the centre to do her 4 or 5 straight 10 day sit. Application is always the hard part. ;-) The application of what one learns through sitting is ridiculously valuable. On a vipassana, I met a girl who had gained so much from the practice of noble silence and her meditation, that she felt ill-at-ease returning to the “real world” and so had hurried back to the centre to do her 4 or 5 straight 10 day sit.

Application is always the hard part.

;-)

]]> By: Don http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/30/how-sitting-practice-enhances-life/#comment-10389 Don Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:15:18 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/30/how-sitting-practice-enhances-life/#comment-10389 Hi Wade, thanks for the website. Although meditation is somewhat new to me (about two months), it has given me several great benefits. I am a busy person, who stays busy to avoid my feelings, since hitting 40 I have become very tired, just clamoring for a break. Meditation helps to really give me a break, not only in my body, but my ever busy mind as well. A second aspect of meditation is that it is helping me connect to my long repressed emotions rather than avoiding them through busywork, food and booze. And finally, my sitting before bed really helps with my sleep. Don Hi Wade, thanks for the website.

Although meditation is somewhat new to me (about two months), it has given me several great benefits.

I am a busy person, who stays busy to avoid my feelings, since hitting 40 I have become very tired, just clamoring for a break. Meditation helps to really give me a break, not only in my body, but my ever busy mind as well.

A second aspect of meditation is that it is helping me connect to my long repressed emotions rather than avoiding them through busywork, food and booze.

And finally, my sitting before bed really helps with my sleep.

Don

]]> By: Karl Staib | Blog Archive | Top 5 Greatest Links of the Week, 8/11/07 http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/30/how-sitting-practice-enhances-life/#comment-9917 Karl Staib | Blog Archive | Top 5 Greatest Links of the Week, 8/11/07 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:59:36 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/30/how-sitting-practice-enhances-life/#comment-9917 [...] How Sitting Practice Enhances Life - By: The Middle [...] [...] How Sitting Practice Enhances Life – By: The Middle [...]

]]> By: Wade http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/30/how-sitting-practice-enhances-life/#comment-9685 Wade Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:49:14 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/30/how-sitting-practice-enhances-life/#comment-9685 Hi Karl, Thanks for your support and comments. Peace, Wade Hi Karl,

Thanks for your support and comments.

Peace,

Wade

]]> By: Karl Staib http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/30/how-sitting-practice-enhances-life/#comment-9683 Karl Staib Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:46:27 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/30/how-sitting-practice-enhances-life/#comment-9683 Wade, A simple and wonderful view on meditation. If I have a difficult day at work I'm more likely to feel the joy in the moment if I meditated earlier in the day. By creating that centering foundation I'm able to enjoy my emotions so much more. Keep them coming, Karl Wade,
A simple and wonderful view on meditation. If I have a difficult day at work I’m more likely to feel the joy in the moment if I meditated earlier in the day. By creating that centering foundation I’m able to enjoy my emotions so much more.
Keep them coming,
Karl

]]> By: Wade http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/30/how-sitting-practice-enhances-life/#comment-9669 Wade Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:34:31 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/30/how-sitting-practice-enhances-life/#comment-9669 Hi Gregor, Thanks for your comments and view points. They're very interesting to me. Regards, Wade Hi Gregor,

Thanks for your comments and view points. They’re very interesting to me.

Regards,

Wade

]]> By: Gregor http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/30/how-sitting-practice-enhances-life/#comment-9666 Gregor Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:33:41 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/30/how-sitting-practice-enhances-life/#comment-9666 Wade, Interesting question for me to ponder. While, the technique of Zazen is objectiveless (just sitting), I would not say that it is without results. My sitting practice helps me to be more balanced, less likely to fly into a fit of passion, or slip into laziness or depression. Nishijima Roshi describes Zazen through scientific principles, discussings it's impact on the autonomic nervous system --- It's a very interesrting approach. Sort of nice to see how profound spiritual practice can fit with science. We generally see religion and science as opposed to each other, not the case in terms of realistic religious practice. Wade,

Interesting question for me to ponder. While, the technique of Zazen is objectiveless (just sitting), I would not say that it is without results.

My sitting practice helps me to be more balanced, less likely to fly into a fit of passion, or slip into laziness or depression.

Nishijima Roshi describes Zazen through scientific principles, discussings it’s impact on the autonomic nervous system—- It’s a very interesrting approach. Sort of nice to see how profound spiritual practice can fit with science. We generally see religion and science as opposed to each other, not the case in terms of realistic religious practice.

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