joe..many thanks for pointing me to this... weekend coming up..peace be with you... merle Merle,
Check out the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. It was founded by Aitken Roshi, and I think Nelson Foster, Roshi, is now at the head of it. A wonderful organization. Or, you would type: organisation. That TOO! ;-) http://www.buddhistpeacefellowship.org/ --Joe > Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > yes all and edgar..and i did 3 hours of solid weeding in my zen garden on >monday afternoon...weeding to me is meditation in action... > > however to quieten my mind i have now realised i need to sit stand/ remain > silent and do the breath.. > > the only way at the moment i can work with the breath joe and mike is to > count..slowly to 10..the breath being taken in and slowly to 10 to release > the breath.. > > this is the only way i can focus on breath..otherwise i am thinking of where > is my breath..it seems so quiet...i can't hear it..i need to hear it to clear > my mind... > > thank you for your support all... > > what really stumbles me is when i read and see atrocities committed in our > world and i cannot do anything about it... > > what good am i with all this being calm and compassionate...where can it lead > me?... > > yes i know if we all practised then the world would surely be a calm and > peaceful place... > > but it is not..yes we still have work to do to change the consciousness of > mankind.. > > it is on going the task and i think that folk are getting more aware and > practising meditation... > > however my heart goes out to folk who must suffer through no fault of their > own..they are innocent and the wickedness is all around them and they are > indeed victims of injustices... > > tell me then where must my attention turn?...
