Tag: Meditation
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Surrendering into reciting and purification of karma
Some short notes regarding Pure Land recitation. Take up a posture that allows free breathing such as one of those listed below Sitting on the ground with knees below hips, and back straight, body settled Standing kneel, where the body is aligned vertically over the knees, not resting the buttocks on the feet Standing Walking…
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Unifying body, speech, and mind through practice
The Buddhist approach of breaking actions into those of body, speech, and mind has been quite helpful to me. I think part of it is due to the simplicity of the concept, and how it maps so easily onto Dharma cultivation. In my own practice there are two primary methods of unifying action around body,…
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Settling into signlessness
Place the body in a comfortable, alert, and stable position. This is a practice of letting bodily, verbal and mental activity all settle in to stillness. Set favorable conditions that allow the release of each of these types of activity for the duration of the practice period. Begin by relaxing the body, area by area,…