how to fold a cushion from a blanket

[Kotei]

Hi all,

I just recently learned from a friend of mine, how to fold a cushion from a blanket.
We've been a day/night fishing. Early morning, he saw me folding my blanket to sit and said something like:
"If you need to do that hocus-pocus, you should at least sit on an acceptable cushion".
I've made a short phone-video to show you how, because I am happy to finally have found my future way of sitting while being out in the woods.

Gassho,
Ralf sattoday.

https://youtu.be/3PXfUA8zSJE

[Talib]

Nice
Gassho
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[Mp]

Very cool, thanks Ralf. =)

Gassho
Shingen

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[Jakuden]

Love it!

Gassho
Sierra
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[Shugen]

Thank you Ralf.

Gassho,

Shugen

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[Meishin]

Thank you, Ralf. That is so helpful. A group from various contemplative practices are meeting for a weekend retreat at my home. I'd been concerned that I have only one zafu. But we have many blankets.

Gassho
Meishin
sat today

[Jundo]

Lovely. As long as it is firm and high enough to stably hold the body through the sitting periods, and does not press the legs in a way to cause them to "go to sleep" ... wonderful.

A "Zafu" (the round cushion we sit on) is just a traditional cushion ... but it is just a firm and stable cushion. One does not need a Zafu to be "official".

As a matter of fact, I believe that the Bossman Buddha himself was said to have sat on a firm pile of leaves.

Gassho, J

SatToday (on a Zafu)

[Meishin]

For us old ones, a pile of leaves would be very uncomfortable.

Gassho
Meishin
sat today (also on a zafu)

[Joyo]

Thank you, Ralph. Very helpful

Gassho,
Joyo
sat today

[Kotei]

Thank you for your kind words, happy that you find it helpful.

Gassho,
Ralf sattoday.

[Roland]

So useful! I take my zafu with me when traveling these days, but that's not always self-evident, so I'll keep this nice technique in mind. I also posted the video on our Facebook page, I hope that's okay.

Gassho
#SatToday
Roland

[Kotei]

Hi Roland,
thank you for posting it there, always happy to be useful.
Gassho,
Ralf sattoday.

[Shinzan]

Very sweet.
I've had occasion to sit zazen just on an appropriately sloping hillside; whatever it takes to put the pelvic bone and spine in a stable upright position.
_/\_ Shinzan
sattoday

[Kyonin]

This so awesome!

I sit in 2 folded blankets to adjust the height, but your method looks pretty useful. I'll give it a shot!

Gassho,

Kyonin
#SatToday

[broahes]

Thank you Ralf. After trying this this afternoon I'm excited to go on my next out doors adventure. It was a great alternative.

Gassho,
Brooks