Re: [Zen] Why bother with Zazen? Better Orgyhouse

[ED]

Mayka, if you are mentally naming it, you are using your rational mind. 
-ED



--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Maria Lopez <flordeloto@...> wrote:
>
Hi Siska:   By the term "acknowledging" means to be aware of what is
happening there. For instance: If you have a headache you mentally name:
"headache".  By the only acknowledgement of the headache many other
sensations, impact of the headache in your whole body and body language
will come into awareness through it.     A much short example:   1- I'm
drinking tea (I'm drinking tea in an automatic way.  There has not been
an acknowledgement in the action.  The head is distracted somewhere else
away from the tea I'm drinking).   2- I know I'm drinking tea.  ( I have
acknowledged drinking tea.  I know what I'm doing. My head is not
distracted from the action of drinking tea)   Important not to exchange
labelling for acknoledgement.  Labelling is mental exercise while
acknowledgement goes with the motion of the present moment continuosly
traveling and changing .   Mayka