yoga and buddhism
When Yoga Meets Zen Meditation - Integral Yoga® Magazine
Lots of times you can’t remember to do the other practices, you may not remember, “oh, these are my values, or this is what I want to be paying attention to, or this is how I want to act,” because you get caught up in your emotional reactivity. But in my experience, almost everybody can develop a ground of awareness through awareness of the body in... See more
Sharing the Mat: The Synergy of Yoga & Buddhism | Dharma Wisdom
Abandoning the wrong factors of the path
"One tries to abandon wrong view & to enter into right view: This is one's right effort...
"One tries to abandon wrong resolve & to enter into right resolve: This is one's right effort...
"One tries to abandon wrong speech & to enter into right speech: This is one's right effort...
"One tries to abandon wrong... See more
"One tries to abandon wrong view & to enter into right view: This is one's right effort...
"One tries to abandon wrong resolve & to enter into right resolve: This is one's right effort...
"One tries to abandon wrong speech & to enter into right speech: This is one's right effort...
"One tries to abandon wrong... See more
Right Effort: samma vayamo
The fascial system interpenetrates and surrounds all organs, muscles, bones and nerve fibers, endowing the body with a functional structure, and providing an environment that enables all body systems to operate in an integrated manner.” This is the broadest definition of fascia
Anatomy, Fascia
This may be the more obvious suffering that comes with old age, sickness, or death, but it also includes the more subtle forms, such as the agitation that arises as we try to maintain a certain posture and watch our breath for even a few minutes. The truth of suffering pops up right before our eyes in the very practice we hoped would lead to the... See more
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Through yoga we grant ourselves a safe form of struggle. Where we stretch and strengthn our body. And by breathing deeply, we are able to move with ease and motivation.
Even though we often struggle and moan to momentary pain. Feeling our muscles stretch, pull and tense as we awaken them. When you feel those tiring, intense physical sensations, take
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The teaching begins by calling us to develop a faculty called yoniso manasikara, careful attention. The Buddha asks us to stop drifting thoughtlessly through our lives and instead to pay careful attention to simple truths that are everywhere available to us, clamoring for the sustained consideration that they deserve.
We are but animals in soft, responsive bodies, and when our habitat is threatened it shows. Tight shoulders, sleepless nights, clenched jaws, shallow breaths, and sudden fight-or-flight spirals are all natural responses. Before we can reimagine the world, we must learn to inhabit ourselves with patience and compassion.
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It will pass
A student went to his meditation teacher and said, “My meditation is
horrible! I feel so distracted, or my legs ache, or I’m constantly falling
asleep. It’s just horrible!”
“It will pass,” the teacher said matter-of-factly.
A week later, the student came back to his teacher. “My meditation is
wonderful! I feel so aware, so peaceful, so
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