10-09-2010, 11:36 AM
(10-08-2010, 11:27 AM)Ali Quadir Wrote: A better one is to just walk in the now. And adsorb the world through your senses fully. Make every step deliberately. And halt all thought not related to this walk.
I do this all the time and only realized later that it is practice from the Buddhist teaching. BTW Zen has its root in Buddha...Must have been some past life association...This seems to stop the mind completely and focus things only on the sense of presence, so you are completely aware of the surroundings with no reaction to it...
I have a different view of the rituals. Rituals are 'instruction manuals' to implement certain non-physical concepts. It is very like Scientists discover ideas like combustion engine, Engineer implement them in new gadgets or tools like cars, then there are instruction manuals to use these tools. Performing rituals are utilizing these instructions to drive cars and attain high speed and automation. Utilized incorrectly and you may cause an accident as these are powerful forces... Some rituals are now outdated as the technology is missing pieces and essential components to be complete. For example: if the car is missing fuel then following the instruction manual is not going to do any good.