And that my friends is called practise. On Oct 16, 2012 12:00 PM, "mike brown" <uerusub...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > > Chris, > > Yes, but there's a difference between forcing yourself to sit upright, > resulting in fatigue, and a seemingly unconscious mechanism that keeps the > spine upright effortlessly. > > Mike > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Chris Austin-Lane <ch...@austin-lane.net> > *To:* Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com > *Sent:* Tuesday, 16 October 2012, 19:16 > *Subject:* Re: [Zen] Sitting straight > > > I was always told to sit up straight. Slumping over is definitely not > zazen-ish. > > Thanks, > > --Chris > ch...@austin-lane.net > +1-301-270-6524 > > > On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 10:41 AM, mike brown <uerusub...@yahoo.co.uk>wrote: > > > > Joe, > > I recall you advising someone here about not using their muscles to hold > up their spine. I find that just before I enter samadhi my spine sometimes > corrects itself - sometimes audibly. From that point on, physically at > least, the meditation is quite comfortable as the spine is supporting all > my limbs like hanging a hat on a coat stand. Do you experience something > similar? I won't go into kundalini like experiences here, but the role of > the spine seems to be quite central (literally!) in it. > > Mike > > > > > > > > >
