Is this sort of experience typical?

When I practiced Soto Zen I fought a lot with it. It goes against ourwestern mind set. But with a great deal of (non) effort I eventuallysettled in to a good-deep meditation. It effected my dreams. They were realand I was in control of them. My sleep seemed to be just another stateof mind, somehow I was aware that I was sleeping and could ...

Zen and social life

a question??in fact i need advice...whenever i care about what people say...do...suffer from...Iget my head kicked in...am bullied/mobbedon the other hand...when i ignore the people around me...do not care what they do or say and think to myself....my life is too short to care about you/life is too big to hear to your meaning on my behaviourall ...

What is a sesshin?,

What is a sesshin? I am a begginer, I suffer tremendous pain in Zazenand have not achieved a right posture. Going to the sesshin could helpor I have to be more apt ?
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I cannot stop myself to sleep in the first part of zazen. How shall I do?

Je pratique zazen depuis deux ans au dojo de Paris, et mon problème est le suivant, je ne peux m'empêcher de dormir pendant la première partie qui précède kinin, alors que j'arrive bien à me concentrer sur la posture pendant la deuxième partie de zazen; je pratique surtout en semaine après le boulot.Comment faire pour remédier à cette ...



What can I do not to be a looser any more?

What can I do not to be a looser any more?' message=' Oh! great master almighty...;) I do not know where I am in my life any more. I am 32 years old and I always seek myself, I practise zazen from time to time, I chose a professional career which does not have any more outlet (webmaster!) What can I do no to be a looser any ...


Story of life or dream?

Good morning Master, I am twelve years old, I read Lobstang Rampa. Fourteen years I am afraid of the ghosts I have never seen. Sixteen years I become initiated to yoga. Seventeen years I go on the roads looking for the trail of my life. Twenty seven years I find a way. Thirty years I make the wish looking at a shooting start that my eyes could ...


When we became Buddha, is it possible to forget oneself, to loose his knowledge, the source and to become a daemon or do we stay a Buddha for ever?

When we became Buddha, is it possible to forget oneself, to loose his knowledge, the source and to become a daemon or do we stay a Buddha for ever?Where do the Budhas live?Have already talked about these divine entities as some persons?Can you leave your body when you want?My birth is not a hazard is it a certainty, maybe I chose it, I succed in...




"The conditioned thought and the creative thought"

To state that there are two kinds of thoughts: "the conditioned thought and the creative thought", Isnt' this step to fall into the trap of dualism? Isn't this step to think with the frontal brain? Is not it said that all is only vacuity? no category... In a friendly way
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How does one empty the mind?

How does one empty the mind? Is it necessary to empty one's mind? by the dispersion of thoughts, you can concentrate your mindmuch more intensely. On the other hand, during zazen, we do not use the will to stop our thoughts. We letthem go by freely, but of course we do not keep them up.If your posture is good and your breathing is deep,the ...


What makes man superior to the other species?

When the nature of any species is to expand until it meets the limits, and man also is this kind, but it can use its brains to ignore these natural limits. This is called intelligence. So man seem to continuosly want more, expand itself into the infinity, and the majority of our mental capacity is used to solve this problem; how to fulfill all ...

Am I connected with somebody through the spirit, What can I do?

Dear and venerated Kosen, Somebody whom I do not know very well is always in my spirit and I feel when he has problems or when he thinks of me. Are we connected by our karma? Should I take charge of him? It makes me perplexed because that has occurred for 5 months and that had never happened to me before. I do not know either how I must come to ...

Is 'chi'a real energy?

Is 'chi', which internal martial artists speak of, a term referring to a real energy (as many believe), in the sense that gravity or light is a real energy, or is it better understood as a figurative term; a concept that allows artists to better coordinate their bodies? I was wonderingwhether one who has access to meditative states might be able...




Are there levels of understanding?

Going through Zen education, certain texts and comments are simple and concise, while others are more elaborated to understand, even complicated. Are there levels of understanding, and these teachings are really different? My respects
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