Merle,
"24/7" ?
Some -- many -- attend retreat, and sit that way. But maybe they don't open
this time. They -- we! -- keep practicing, and keep coming back to retreat.
This is called practice. It's all practice. If we keep it simple, and are
dedicated, it is practice. There is no "opening" the mind. There is just
attending to your method of practice. Will the mind open? Maybe. But that's
not something to attend to. Only the Method. If the mind "opens", you'll
*experience* THEN what that means. We must not assume we know what that means.
We DON'T know. Even when it opens.
--Joe
> Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote:
>
> edgar...it's still quality of sitting..as he says he has the "empty cup"..you
>might sit 24/7 and it would be useless if you did not open your mind
>surely?...merle
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