He's on his way back home

He's on his way back home

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

how to enjoy our practice

the next few entries i will be sharing what i have learned from the plum village tradition's retreat =)

the essence of this style of practice - learning to enjoy ur practice =)
its about dwelling peacefully n happily in the present, learning to use the breath to bring ourselves back to life in the present moment, smiling n at ease...

i shall list 2 helpful techniques here, which actualli been sorta covered in my last entry haha

1. conscious breathing - this is probably the primary technique to help us (as is common with many other schools =))

we may like to recite

breathing in i know that i am breathing in
breathing out i know that i am breathing out

conscious breathing is the key to bringing our body n mind together and the energy to substain mindfulness from moment to moment...

2. use of gatha - there is plenty use of the gathas to help remind us to return to the present moment, here's one nice one

breathing in, i calm my body
breathing out i smile
dwelling in the present moment
i know this is a wonderful moment

these are deceptively simple techniques but trememdously effective means to enhance n enrich our spiritual practice, enjoy! =D

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