RE: I'm an atheist but I quite like Buddism...
January 16, 2015 at 9:33 am
(This post was last modified: January 16, 2015 at 9:41 am by tantric.)
The Western Vehicle is a work in progress....and the painful reality is that spiritual babble appeals to most westerners. That's why they go. I'm all preached out, so here's a link to a parable. I don't really agree with it, dressing stuff up in order to get people interested is deceptive, but that's how life works.
How you sit is very important - legs zazen, pillow under your butt, hands cupped in front of your, shoulders relaxed, head up. They point is that you're going to be sitting still for a while, and you need to be in the right posture or you'll get cramps. Tip - once you assume the position but before you start, squeeze your ass tight once. It helps 'set' your body in that position.
Okay, here's the trick. You're sitting and breathing (know how to breathe). That's all. You're going to sit there and watch what your mind does. Transfer your point of reference so that you aren't the voice in your head, but the person who hears that voice. If it helps, count from 1 to 10 and back to 1 over and over. The voice needs to be occupied, and while meditating, you are more than that voice. Feeling that, being aware of it, is very mind expanding. (this is zen mediation, btw)
How you sit is very important - legs zazen, pillow under your butt, hands cupped in front of your, shoulders relaxed, head up. They point is that you're going to be sitting still for a while, and you need to be in the right posture or you'll get cramps. Tip - once you assume the position but before you start, squeeze your ass tight once. It helps 'set' your body in that position.
Okay, here's the trick. You're sitting and breathing (know how to breathe). That's all. You're going to sit there and watch what your mind does. Transfer your point of reference so that you aren't the voice in your head, but the person who hears that voice. If it helps, count from 1 to 10 and back to 1 over and over. The voice needs to be occupied, and while meditating, you are more than that voice. Feeling that, being aware of it, is very mind expanding. (this is zen mediation, btw)
My book, a setting for fantasy role playing games based on Bantu mythology: Ubantu
