A personal blog by a graying (mostly Anglo with light African-American roots) gay left leaning liberal progressive married college-educated Buddhist Baha'i BBC/NPR-listening Professor Emeritus now following the Dharma in Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Via Daily Dharma: Zazen Is Enough
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Don’t
worry about whether your practice is working, don’t judge your
performance, don’t tell yourself stories or find other ways to avoid
this very moment. These are just ways of separating from our deepest
intention and our zazen. When you do zazen, just do zazen. That’s
enough.
Working With the Five Hindrances: Sloth and Torpor By Vanessa Zuisei Goddard
Tips
for working with the third hindrance described by the Buddha as sloth
and torpor, experienced as sleepiness, disinterest, or a general feeling
of malaise.
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