[MD] Mind-body practice

[MarshaV]

At 09:42 PM 12/22/2007, you wrote:




>Hello everyone
>
> > From: dlahiri at realsysadmin.com
> > Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:36:23 -0600
> > To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
> > Subject: [MD] Mind-body practice
> >
> >
> > Dear Friends,
> >
> > I've been seeing a bunch of posts on topics such as Taoism, Vedanta,
> > etc.
> > I was hoping to get an understanding of how many on this list have a
> > tangible practice to accompany their obviously brilliant intellectual
> > pursuits?
> >/
> > Meaning, do a substantial lot of you practice some form of Energy-work?
> > Eg: Tai chi chuan, Chi gung, Yoga, Pranayama or some alternate form
> > of meditation?
>
>Hi DL
>Thank you for writing. I find that my intellectual prowness is 
>rather dull and rough, not discerning and brilliant like others 
>here. But I do enjoy the company. While I have attended a number of 
>retreats my practice is and always has been a solitary pursuit so I 
>am hesitant to share. Still, you did ask and since it seems better 
>to answer than not...
>
>My practice leads me to believe that there is no Way as such. There 
>is only change. Change is frightening though. It is more comforting 
>to think there are precepts and/or scriptures to follow that will 
>ultimately lead to a life of happiness and fullfillment. Or if not a 
>life of happiness then an afterlife of pleasure.
>
>In a futile search we scour books and look for teachers to show us 
>the Way. We forget the mindfulness of experience and fill our days 
>with meaningless thoughts and internal discursive dialogue that 
>repeats itself over and over like a song we have stuck in our heads.
>
>We all feel a need to be in control. Our days are planned down to 
>the minute. We are creatures of habit. All about us we weave 
>intricate webs of relationships and thought that hold us in place. 
>The harmony of the Way is not founded on a foundation of complex 
>habital relationships and action, however. The Way is simple.
>
>For me, the Way is found in the freedom of drift. The Way is found 
>not through action but inaction. For me, the Way has no goal, no 
>clear and defined ending point. My practice has shown me that the 
>Way is eternal, with no beginning and no end. The Way is like 
>finding myself in the middle of a fog, not knowing what will happen, 
>only that it will happen. For you it might be different. I cannot be certain.
>
>I sit and walk in silence and the universe reveals itself to me. I 
>know that like the seasons every person that I know and love will 
>one day pass away so I smile, lighten my heart, and enjoy our scarce 
>time together.
>
>I hope this answers your question.
>
>Thanks again,
>
>Dan


Most Beautiful Dan,

I agree especially with your last two paragraphs.  And I know this 
agreement doesn't matter.

With much love,
   Marsha