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Thank you for the article, Taigu. Most interesting to read.
I thought about the following quote from the article:
People who practice this [kinhin], believe that the Buddha walked this way. In some of the scriptures there's a description of the Buddha walking slowly, and mindfully, in the woods after sitting.
(My italics)
Do you (or anybody else for that matter) know in which scriptures this is mentioned? Would be cool to check it out!
Anyway, it's a good read. I especially liked the following;
We cannot sit forever. It's a bridge between sitting still, and moving in daily activity, and helps bring meditation into everyday life.
The mind does not know itself; the mind does not see itself
The mind that fabricates perceptions is false; the mind without perceptions is nirv??a
Thank you for the article, Taigu. Most interesting to read.
Do you (or anybody else for that matter) know in which scriptures this is mentioned? Would be cool to check it out!
In Old Path White Clouds by Thich Nhat Hanh which is based on the Pali Nikayas and Chinese Agamas, walking meditation is mentioned many times and using the appendix you can identify the sutras that each chapter is based on. In Buddhas day they walked a lot - when traveling, begging and meditating. The first chapter is titled 'Walking just to Walk' and I quote for example 'They walked with quiet dignity, observing each breath and each step'.
Thank you for the article, Taigu. Most interesting to read.
Do you (or anybody else for that matter) know in which scriptures this is mentioned? Would be cool to check it out!
In Old Path White Clouds by Thich Nhat Hanh which is based on the Pali Nikayas and Chinese Agamas, walking meditation is mentioned many times and using the appendix you can identify the sutras that each chapter is based on. In Buddhas day they walked a lot - when traveling, begging and meditating. The first chapter is titled 'Walking just to Walk' and I quote for example 'They walked with quiet dignity, observing each breath and each step'.
/Rich
Thanks Rich, I'll check it out!
The mind does not know itself; the mind does not see itself
The mind that fabricates perceptions is false; the mind without perceptions is nirv??a
Yours in practice,
Jordan ("Fu Ken" translates to "Wind Sword", Dharma name givin to me by Jundo, I am so glad he did not name me Wind bag.)
I'm grateful to Jef Jones, the curator of that blog, not only for preserving the article on kinhin, but the vast archive of shakuhachi material he has collected there as well.
Yours in practice,
Jordan ("Fu Ken" translates to "Wind Sword", Dharma name givin to me by Jundo, I am so glad he did not name me Wind bag.)
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