tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31875695.post2027725716087576017..comments2024-02-07T21:24:37.121-08:00Comments on Blogtrotter: "Commit to Sit": meditating a month at homeJohn L. Murphy / "FionnchĂș"http://www.blogger.com/profile/16616876266772470719noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31875695.post-45049654877540544072009-11-25T18:09:10.574-08:002009-11-25T18:09:10.574-08:00Thich Nhat Hanh has been teaching walking meditati...Thich Nhat Hanh has been teaching walking meditation for decades, and holds a monthly walk in Griffith Park.<br /><br />I teach a seminar on the "zen of grooming." I never get groggy, or develop cramps in my legs LOL, while curry-combing, or brushing an horse's tail.tamerlanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31875695.post-6906411508811859622009-11-24T18:35:48.089-08:002009-11-24T18:35:48.089-08:00VS, the grogginess of zazen may be a sign of one&#...VS, the grogginess of zazen may be a sign of one's reluctance to wake up out of the suspended state, given the "pointlessness" one either returns to or realizes anew. This counts as a zen breakthrough <i>or</i> a realization of the true futility of all vanity. A lesson either way.<br /><br />Layne, I agree. I wonder why a single person needs to escape, as for harried marrieds home is a retreat enough, at least when the rest of the family's occupied or away! After a couple nights in the old dorms of Maynooth, despite the fireworks bursting in the Halloween air, it's more inspiring to be back at home, even if I cannot make the covers to your exacting household specifications. Back to a tiny bed & $11 porridge?John L. Murphy / "FionnchĂș"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16616876266772470719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31875695.post-43893035802654218702009-11-24T17:05:49.067-08:002009-11-24T17:05:49.067-08:00It stymies me what people without kids or jobs rea...It stymies me what people without kids or jobs really have to retreat FROM. I also note the fortunate friends returning from such indulgences don't seem particularly better centered or chill. No retreats for us down the pike but I'll take a minute in your arms over a thousand monastaries.Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202742050661813668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31875695.post-9889570411456782892009-11-22T21:23:02.885-08:002009-11-22T21:23:02.885-08:00Since reading about Commit to Sit on mark's bl...Since reading about Commit to Sit on mark's blog I have been thinking about starting meditation again after some twenty years off, in the hope of losing the crushing sense of pointlessness and repetition my job and daily routine are causing me these days. I always found zazen made me very groggy, like someone who's been woken up at two in the morning, very far from the clarity I expected it would produce. Maybe some people are just not made for it?Ipmilathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370120491927658242noreply@blogger.com