Gassho* at the end of zazen
Truly stepping out of the posture is embodying the sitting practice
And not stepping out of it after zazen,
zazen.
*Gassho:joining hands ans bowling
Gassho* at the end of zazen
Truly stepping out of the posture is embodying the sitting practice
And not stepping out of it after zazen,
zazen.
*Gassho:joining hands ans bowling
Notes & Silence 
I wonder…
The « practice » depends on no physical posture, unless one is determined to make physical postures one’s practice.
Therefore, step out of as many postures as you wish, or not – but the « practice » can continue.
If, by « practice », we mean conscious awareness, unalloyed.
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Hi Simon…
I may have difficulties understanding what you mean…
It that is : practice is what occurs through and beyond posture,
we agree.
If not, I’m sure we’ll end up agreeing as well.
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Ha! You set me a puzzle to try and work out what I was talking about around breakfast time…
« Practice is more than posture » seems to be pretty much it.
Therefore, freeing yourself from a posture is irrelevant to whether practice continues, unless you equate practice and posture.
Which you don’t…
I think…
Did that make sense?
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And that was a puzzle for me to try to remwmewhat I meat at the time I wrote this…
Thanks for detailing your view.
I think we agree.
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Right… just finished around 50 minutes of mandolin practice, and need to get ready to go for a hearing test.
No, I haven’t deafened myself via mandolin. Just advancing years and a slightly muffled left ear…
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If you get one of those aids. Make sure you can deactivate the device at will…Being deaf can be a blessing.
I’ve heard it can even save marriages.
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I need several days of ear drops and some microsuction to see if that improves matters.
I was asked if I have ever been exposed to loud noise. My response: « Sometimes, people talk to me when I do not want them to do so. »
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This made me laugh…
I share this defieof ‘noise’.
Micro suction looks weird my mind.
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Anyone poking around in one’s ear is weird. She even shoved a video camera in there so I could see myself from the inside…!
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That is a form of inner contemplation ..
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