I was thinking that what edgar means..correct me if incorrect please edgar..
you get these dudes going to retreats, etc..going to christian churches etc and they think hey presto that's it..done my bit.. i'm now squeaky clean so to speak..full of self righteousness..and how many times have we witnessed this?... one needs to practise 24/7 in the real world... in the so called supermarket... the compassion and universal oneness and interconnection that one experienced in the sitting surely...?... you can sit till you drop..you can go to sermon after sermon however if nothing "sinks in" then it becomes a farce... meaningless "bullshit" just for appearances and to satisfy some ego hungry soul... merle.. whoops sorry group..no soul..just a very hungry ego 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
