Bankei Zen: Being and the Belly
In general, the first part of hara breathing is to completely relax the body, especially the abdominal area, and to discontinue the use of these muscles to initiate exhalation.
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Author: Angel Puente
Bankei Zen: A New Narrative
By Angel Roberto Puente When we begin, our ideas about practice can affect the outcome. One...
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The Easy Way to End Suffering
Cessation, in Sanskrit: nirodha, is a term used to denote the ending or cessation of suffering and its causes, primarily craving and attachment. The generic English term “enlightenment” is used to cover the many names with which this event is named in the various traditions. The interpretation and importance given to this event also vary.
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Who Cares?
Imagine if a tipping point of at least 15% of the population exhibited this condition of mental stillness. Wouldn’t it be possible that the contagion would spread like a meme?
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Just Thinking: Relational Frame Theory and Psychology of Thought Tendencies
I personally prefer to go to the roots of the problem of thinking. Dialectical thinking is useful, in my view, for the resolution of life choices. Yet it stays at the surface of confused thinking. RFT goes deeper into how mistakes in thinking are produced and stored. It’s more like the psychology of the underlying tendencies in Buddhist thought.
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