The Effects of Chan Meditation, by Sheng-yen
The most effective physical posture for seated meditation is the full-lotus. Through this posture, the practitioner,s meridian channels can be penetrated, energy settled, and a sense of stability established.
Seated meditation can cause discomfort in the legs. This sensation is actually part of the process of opening the many blocked channels of the body
There have been many studies of the benefits of seated meditation... regular practice of Chan meditation produces the following ten psychological and physiological effects: 1) Increased patience, 2) Curing of various allergies, 3) Strengthening of willpower, 4) Enhancement of the power of thought, 5) Refinement of personality, 6) Rapid calming of the mind, 7) Mood stabilization, 8) Raised interest and efficiency in activity, and 9) Elimination of various bodily illnesses.
Sounds like prayer, not Zen? That's because it is prayer.
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meditation reduces scattered and harmful thoughts
Buddhism is all about "purging evil through prayer", right?
Religious doctrine, ethical standards, and moral judgments change according to time, environment, and individual attitudes, so that throughout history many new religious doctrines and practices have emerged in response to social and environmental forces, Buddhism not excluded.
Wow. So catechism is... whatever Sheng Yen says? Cult much?
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ZenShen Yen BUDDHISM] aims to nourish and strengthen body and mind through a fourfold process of facing, affirming, harmonizing, and emptying the self. This process is like peeling an onion. When the layers of deluded thinking are peeled off, there is no objective and subjective self to be seen.
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(Welcome link) (ewkwho?) note: Is anybody surprised that Sheng Yen followers, like Dogen followers, can't seem to maintain a Reddit forum? Neither can Mormons and Scientologists.
It turns out that cults aren't really up to a little converation.
Submitted June 08, 2020 at 08:24PM by ewk https://ift.tt/2MEYZfB
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