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Beginner replied to the topic quiet sitting. in the forum General 19 years, 8 months ago
Thanks Yoda for that link. I wasn’t in the discussion’s roots until I read this.
I can see how Bodri appears to be encouraging us to move away from the focus on the body, when I have found it a fine vehicle for approaching emptiness.
I practiced a yoga based meditation for years…mantra , breath, third eye, mindfulness…and came to…[Read more]
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Beginner replied to the topic quiet sitting. in the forum General 19 years, 8 months ago
Thanks Yoda for that link. I wasn’t in the discussion’s roots until I read this.
I can see how Bodri appears to be encouraging us to move away from the focus on the body, when I have found it a fine vehicle for approaching emptiness.
I practiced a yoga based meditation for years…mantra , breath, third eye, mindfulness…and came to…[Read more]
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Beginner replied to the topic quiet sitting. in the forum General 19 years, 8 months ago
Thanks Yoda for that link. I wasn’t in the discussion’s roots until I read this.
I can see how Bodri appears to be encouraging us to move away from the focus on the body, when I have found it a fine vehicle for approaching emptiness.
I practiced a yoga based meditation for years…mantra , breath, third eye, mindfulness…and came to the…[Read more] -
Beginner replied to the topic quiet sitting. in the forum General 19 years, 8 months ago
Thanks Yoda for that link. I wasn’t in the discussion’s roots until I read this.
I can see how Bodri appears to be encouraging us to move away from the focus on the body, when I have found it a fine vehicle for approaching emptiness.
I practiced a yoga based meditation for years…mantra , breath, third eye, mindfulness…and came to the…[Read more] -
Beginner replied to the topic birds sing of dao in the forum General 19 years, 8 months ago
I felt like I was walking next to you in that grove. I can’t imagine what that must have sounded like but the metaphor for moving from your known to the unknown led by the sound of birds is downright mythical.
Last weekend I was at Michael’s Fusion weekend and he said something that your piece made me think of- one which made a difference in…[Read more]
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Beginner replied to the topic birds sing of dao in the forum General 19 years, 8 months ago
I felt like I was walking next to you in that grove. I can’t imagine what that must have sounded like but the metaphor for moving from your known to the unknown led by the sound of birds is downright mythical.
Last weekend I was at Michael’s Fusion weekend and he said something that your piece made me think of- one which made a difference in…[Read more]
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Beginner replied to the topic Yoga and (back of the) neck pain in the forum General 19 years, 8 months ago
Hey J, I am a longtime yogi and probably have encountered every pain in the body possible that accompanies asanas as they become a diving board to learn more about self care.
It depends what poses you are doing that add to this. Typically it is the shoulderstand and plough that compress the back of the neck. A simple alternative is to…[Read more]
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Beginner replied to the topic Yoga and (back of the) neck pain in the forum General 19 years, 8 months ago
Hey J, I am a longtime yogi and probably have encountered every pain in the body possible that accompanies asanas as they become a diving board to learn more about self care.
It depends what poses you are doing that add to this. Typically it is the shoulderstand and plough that compress the back of the neck. A simple alternative is to…[Read more]