Though #impermanent, the #body is not dismissed. It is through the #body that one practices, meditates, & realises #wisdom. The #Buddha walked, sat, breathed, & spoke — using his #body as a tool for teaching & practice. #Mindfulness of the #body is a crucial foundation to realisation.
In #ZenBuddhism direct #experience of the #body is emphasised through the practice of #HadakaShinzenyoku - being #naked in #nature.
Getting lost in #emotions is #destructive because it distracts from #mindfulness & #enlightenment. Emotions are #impermanent, & #attachment to them leads to #suffering. Intense emotions cloud #judgment & reinforce the #ego, which is an #illusion. By observing emotions with #detachment & maintaining #equanimity, we avoid the suffering tied to emotional #entanglement, promoting #innerpeace & breaking free from the cycle of #samsara. #mentalclarity #ZenBuddhism
I can never grasp the concept #emptiness It is very abstract concept to me. After I started reading Sutta and listening to Ajahn Amaro explanation on “Empty”, I start to understand it. It is not abstract. This dharma talk explained emptiness, empty, #nonself based on the southern school.
Oh Mastadon. I actually *like* it here. I’d forgotten that was possible.
I like all of your #nature photos, your special interests, your pleasant human vibes.
Here are some for you. I make these #altars or #mandalas all the time. Sometimes they have a #magic intent, usually though, they are to simply thank #mothernature and give her something #impermanent and beautiful back.
Always with what I find, never moved very far, and always with intent and love. See #alttext for details
