That's exactly why Im reading Dogen (via Nishijima) - not becoz I dont like Warner, he's fine, neither here nor there, but to practice or sit more. I need to sit more, and so far Warner has really helped me with that - so far that I am grateful. Maybe because I swing btwn extremes or get easily bored, distracted I tend to need extremes established to consciously swing btwn to remain any good at either of them. I dont know if youve seen 'Eels' by The Mighty Boosh but in that lil ditty there's a line: "Elements of the future mixed with elements of the past to make something not quite as good as either." My practice is something like that :) So, my dilemma now is reading Nishijima's Dogen, while getting serious about NKT teachings and determining for myself what my position is on the whole Shugden dharma protector issue. I found Warner's book made me simply sit and do nothing but observe which Ive not done before. I have elaborate preliminary visualisations to get through and prayers, followed by the same and putting up and taking down of offerings so ... just sitting - noice :) PS Happy Obama day, I will be watching the big shift on telly later on - looking forward to it.
PS Happy Obama day, I will be watching the big shift on telly later on - looking forward to it.
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