How long have you been practicing Soto Zen?

[Keishin]

Re: How long have you been practicing Soto Zen?

how long have I been sitting? long enough to know there is no 'end' to sitting--except for a rear-end!

[will]

Re: How long have you been practicing Soto Zen?

long enough to know there is no 'end' to sitting--except for a rear-end!

:lol: :lol:

Gassho

[lindabeekeeper]

Re: How long have you been practicing Soto Zen?

Hi all,

I've been sitting for about 8 years (mostly Tibetan) but switched to Soto and Treeleaf about 6 months ago.

Gassho,

Linda

[Shindo]

Re: How long have you been practicing Soto Zen?

various forms of relaxation & meditation techniques - 7 years or so
joined treeleaf & started practicing this style a few months ago
Kind regards
Jools

ps:
Alive - 45 years
Married - 24 years
NHS Employee - 22 years
Father - 13 Years
Runner - 5 years
Cancer Survivor - 2 years

[Yugen]

Re: How long have you been practicing Soto Zen?

Zen study and practice: 4 years

Soto and shikantaza: 4 mos.

Feeling at peace among trees, mountains, and the ocean: an entire lifetime, and then some

Gassho,
Alex

[will]

Re: How long have you been practicing Soto Zen?

Hopefully, nobody's practicing Soto Zen.

G,W

[Yugen]

Re: How long have you been practicing Soto Zen?

Who's asking? :wink:

Gassho,
Alex

[will]

Re: How long have you been practicing Soto Zen?

Who's asking?

:lol:

Not me.

G,W

[donkey]

Re: How long have you been practicing Soto Zen?

I started in 2002, but then stopped after about five minutes. And so it's been since then: starting, and then stopping again after 10 minutes or half an hour or whatever.

[Jundo]

Re: How long have you been practicing Soto Zen?

Hi,

I am just starting! :wink: I think I will start again tomorrow.

Although I have been practicing about 25 years (pretty much all in the same style), I faded in and out a few times ... maybe for months or a year or more. In fact, I even think it a good thing. It is like leaving a lover who you only appreciate when you are away (something my wife and I are experiencing a little after my recent absence).

Gassho, Jundo

[fb2d]

Re: How long have you been practicing Soto Zen?

I've been practicing sitting for about 5 years. My wife (who studied religion in college) told me I was a Buddhist 8 years ago because I meditated while riding my bicycle into work. I still ride, so I must still be meditating while riding.

I'm taking massage therapy classes and I'm finding that you have to Pay Attention while working on a client. I guess that counts as practice too?

[Shohei]

Re: How long have you been practicing Soto Zen?

Hmmm i started not too long before i was turned on to Treeleaf. so id guess-timate around september of 2007ish. Before that I was trying different flavours of the many buddhist soy creams for around 6 months.

Gassho
Dirk

[agata]

Re: How long have you been practicing Soto Zen?

2 years.

I had a small break recently becasue of some personal issues that had to be solved off the zafu. But I am back on regular track again.

Gasso to all!

[Gregor]

Re: How long have you been practicing Soto Zen?

End of 2005, Early 2006 --- Not so long.

[will]

Re: How long have you been practicing Soto Zen?

Hey Agata. Long time no see (four days late)

G,W