from the trungpa
channeled by the sensei...aka fumanchaw
ONE STONE KILLS ONE BIRD
Question: Our human bodies are designed to move almost all the time...Since most of our time is spent in movement, why not use movement as a form of meditation?
Chogyam Trungpa: You can't do that because it would be very convenient and there would be no discipline.You have to set aside a time for sitting practice that is especially allocated for that practice. Whereas with the
approach you suggest, you could just say: "Well, I'm going to visit my girlfriend and I have to drive. So on my way to my girlfriend's I'll use driving as my meditation." That approach to mindfulness becomes too
utilitarian, too pragmatic -- killing two birds with one stone. "That way I meditate and I get a chance to see my girlfriend at the end too." But something has to be given up somewhere. Some renunciation somewhere is necessary. One stone kills one bird.
coming soon to a theater near you: http://www.fahrenheit911.com
ONE STONE KILLS ONE BIRD
Question: Our human bodies are designed to move almost all the time...Since most of our time is spent in movement, why not use movement as a form of meditation?
Chogyam Trungpa: You can't do that because it would be very convenient and there would be no discipline.You have to set aside a time for sitting practice that is especially allocated for that practice. Whereas with the
approach you suggest, you could just say: "Well, I'm going to visit my girlfriend and I have to drive. So on my way to my girlfriend's I'll use driving as my meditation." That approach to mindfulness becomes too
utilitarian, too pragmatic -- killing two birds with one stone. "That way I meditate and I get a chance to see my girlfriend at the end too." But something has to be given up somewhere. Some renunciation somewhere is necessary. One stone kills one bird.
coming soon to a theater near you: http://www.fahrenheit911.com