SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: THOUGHTS and EMOTIONS are GOOD ZAZEN too!

[Jundo]

Thank you Jundo for your teachings

Gassho,
Erinis

Sat today

I am glad you found this, Erinis. I feel that it is one of the most important aspects of Shikantaza, often missed.

Gassho, Jundo

stlah

[Houzan]

Thank you, Jundo [emoji120]

Gassho, Michael
Satlah

[ZenJay]

Gassho Jundo,

Thank you for this lesson… sometimes I find myself being a little too rigid with myself about this. Thoughts and emotions come and I realize I am tensing up as a result. Almost an inner rigidity that I now was able to release and let go of. I guess was attached to “not attaching”!( Best to let that go too!) This attachment thing is tricky!

Thank you!

Jay

Sat today

[Shinshi]

Gassho Jundo,

Thank you for this lesson… sometimes I find myself being a little too rigid with myself about this. Thoughts and emotions come and I realize I am tensing up as a result. Almost an inner rigidity that I now was able to release and let go of. I guess was attached to “not attaching”!( Best to let that go too!) This attachment thing is tricky!

Thank you!

Jay

Sat today

Gassho, Shinshi

SaT-LaH

[Antonio]

Thank you for the teachings sensei!

Gassho!

SatLah

[Zenkon]

Thank you

Gassho

ZenKon
satlah

[Green Ben]

Deep bow to Jundo for this teaching.

This is why I'm here.

Like many I started sitting Zazen seeking samadhi, 'cuz that's what ENLIGHTENMENT™ is, right?

And I've had my share of them, but yeah, after my first year or so of sitting, I noticed that clarity of mind was definitely increased, when I wasn't sitting. Probably more important, my empathy was enhanced by being more successful at putting myself in other people's shoes.
I feel like I already knew this, I just really needed to hear it.

Thank you, again.

sorry / not sorry for running long.

Gassho
Ben
stlah