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Meditation
Mar. 31st, 2025 08:06 amThis chapter talks about two types of meditation. Samadhi is concentration when you learn to concentrate; you can then look deeply into problems and that is insight meditation. “First we are aware of the problem, focusing all our attention on the problem, and then we look deeply into it in order to understand its real nature. “
"The bell of mindfulness is the voice of the Buddha calling us back to ourselves. We have to respect that sound, stop thinking and talking, and go back to ourselves, with a smile and breathing. It is not a Buddha from the outside. It is our own Buddha calling us. If we cannot hear the sound of the bell, then we cannot hear other sounds, which also come from the Buddha, like the sound of the wind, the sound of the bird, even the sounds of cars are babies crying. They are all calls from the Buddha to return to ourselves. Practicing with the bell is helpful, and once you can practice with a bell, you can practice with the wind and other sounds."
The chapter starts with a Gatha: “body, speech, and mind, and perfect oneness, I send my heart along with the sound of the bell. May the hero awaken from forgetfulness and transcend all anxiety and sorrow. “
He also talks about walking meditation as a form of resistance. This is because it's an act of mindfulness, a resistance against losing ourselves.
I can't decide if I think that's very profound or if it's like the liturgical movement, that believed the world would be transformed if we just perfected the Catholic liturgy. I mean, on a symbolic level I get it, but it's hard to see any impact on the external world.
"The bell of mindfulness is the voice of the Buddha calling us back to ourselves. We have to respect that sound, stop thinking and talking, and go back to ourselves, with a smile and breathing. It is not a Buddha from the outside. It is our own Buddha calling us. If we cannot hear the sound of the bell, then we cannot hear other sounds, which also come from the Buddha, like the sound of the wind, the sound of the bird, even the sounds of cars are babies crying. They are all calls from the Buddha to return to ourselves. Practicing with the bell is helpful, and once you can practice with a bell, you can practice with the wind and other sounds."
The chapter starts with a Gatha: “body, speech, and mind, and perfect oneness, I send my heart along with the sound of the bell. May the hero awaken from forgetfulness and transcend all anxiety and sorrow. “
He also talks about walking meditation as a form of resistance. This is because it's an act of mindfulness, a resistance against losing ourselves.
I can't decide if I think that's very profound or if it's like the liturgical movement, that believed the world would be transformed if we just perfected the Catholic liturgy. I mean, on a symbolic level I get it, but it's hard to see any impact on the external world.
