tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14523156.post114021246114098689..comments2023-04-14T05:15:40.408-07:00Comments on The Eighth Sermon to the Dead: What I've been up toMonsignor Scott Rassbachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685549734111626335noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14523156.post-1140234697259966802006-02-17T19:51:00.000-08:002006-02-17T19:51:00.000-08:00I agree, the point is the exercise itself, however...I agree, the point is the exercise itself, however, there are easy means to making posture accomplish itself specifically, sitting back straight in a chair, feet flat on floor or the use of a zafu/zabuton or seiza bench. <BR/><BR/>Both the zafu/zabuton or seiza bench automatically reduce pain involved in 'unfamiliar' posture and the amount of focus one has to spend on keeping posture.+ Mar Iohannes, Ep.Gn.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09273538630194101883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14523156.post-1140227729885663072006-02-17T17:55:00.000-08:002006-02-17T17:55:00.000-08:00Posture and the right environment make a huge diff...Posture and the right environment make a huge difference. Sometimes it will feel like a chore, sometimes it will be great.<BR/><BR/>The very idea of the 'why can't I' is exactly what meditation helps to overcome. <BR/><BR/>The mind has a mind of it's own and and trying to force thoughts not to arise when counting the breath will only end in failure. <BR/><BR/>If thought arises, acknowledge it and+ Mar Iohannes, Ep.Gn.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09273538630194101883noreply@blogger.com