HOT BOREDOM, COOL BOREDOMHot boredom is like being locked in a padded cell. You are bored, miserable, and irritated. You will probably experience lots of that in your meditation practice. Behind the boredom, or even within it, you feel something refreshing: cool boredom. With cool boredom, you don't feel imprisoned. Cool boredom is quite spacious,...
Rest in Oneness with the Healing ExperienceAt the end of every meditation session, recognize what kind ofhealing experience you are feeling. You could be feeling peace,warmth, bliss, spaciousness, boundlessness, richness, sacredness,or strength. If you have multiple experiences, it can help to recognizethe most prominent one.The goal is to calmly ...
FOUR ALL–EMBRACING VOWSBeings are numberless; I vow to awaken them.Delusions are inexhaustible; I vow to transform them.Dharmas are boundless; I vow to comprehend them.The awakened way is incomparable; I vow to embody it. Excerpted from:Zen Chants: Thirty-Five Essential Texts with CommentaryKazuaki Tanahashi, page 30.
