tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791566280437960759.post3768434550521375216..comments2023-09-12T05:56:44.611-07:00Comments on Online Meditation Crew: Togetherness Meditation - Day 118Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791566280437960759.post-14627494299816510962010-11-20T18:34:50.008-08:002010-11-20T18:34:50.008-08:00Amen metalbuddha! you said it ALL in a twinkling! ...Amen metalbuddha! you said it ALL in a twinkling! _/|\_Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791566280437960759.post-43719914031819462642010-11-20T17:33:39.072-08:002010-11-20T17:33:39.072-08:00I wouldn't have it any other way. No rules, no...I wouldn't have it any other way. No rules, no politics, no bullshit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791566280437960759.post-61234221023154133912010-11-17T13:51:55.620-08:002010-11-17T13:51:55.620-08:00I really like it this way. I think if people have...I really like it this way. I think if people have already explored a particular tradition, this gives them the freedom to practice when it is convenient for them (as opposed to traveling to a center all of time), and still have some of that group feeling, which helps support the practice.<br /><br />I know when I lived at a center briefly, if I didn't want to sit in on a class (and they had them all of the time), I felt guilty about it. This way I think the practitioner is better able to gauge what frequency of practice works best for them.<br /><br />If folks haven't chosen a particular tradition, they can join in, get some basic pointers on meditation, and discuss different lineages/traditions/practices with group members, which may help guide them towards one tradition in particular. I also think comparative studies between various belief systems can be helpful, although I agree that deepening your studies in one tradition is better than having a "buffet style" of practice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791566280437960759.post-13505517273096715632010-11-17T12:04:40.157-08:002010-11-17T12:04:40.157-08:00Oh and I also second @silvercrone's comment re...Oh and I also second @silvercrone's comment re: the value of doing vs. talking about doing. :)Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03211823333108431062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791566280437960759.post-76007862265846146772010-11-17T12:03:03.845-08:002010-11-17T12:03:03.845-08:00While I second Trevor's comment that it's ...While I second Trevor's comment that it's not a great plan for an individual to skip around through all sorts of practices, I love that the OMCru welcomes any form of practice. The reminders, the community, etc. encourage us all to keep going and to know a little more about each of the bits of our human family. Such a simple concept (all are welcome) - such a great result :)Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03211823333108431062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791566280437960759.post-15054953396781168502010-11-16T16:37:31.905-08:002010-11-16T16:37:31.905-08:00I watched a documentary recently shot in China. Ch...I watched a documentary recently shot in China. Chinese born-American educated executives were being asked why China economy so far ahead of US. Time and time again each executive said Americans waste too much time in the discussion of things-not enough doing. Everyone wants their own particular viewpoint excluding any others. Period. No compromise means nothing gets done.<br /><br />What attracted me to the OMCru IS its very openness, freeness, accepting nature. We all come from our various viewpoints and practices and STILL can join in community and togetherness, joy and peace.<br /><br />What an accomplishment is THAT? <br /><br />It is after all a virtual community and therefore each of us will continue to grow and go our separate ways on our path but for a brief time during the day, we can come together and experience a time of meditation-what beautiful and rare metta we share-<br /><br />May OMCru live long and prosper. I am grateful to our Capt. who envisioned and set us up.<br /><br />DARAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791566280437960759.post-49097284545912093332010-11-16T14:13:50.811-08:002010-11-16T14:13:50.811-08:00I just jumped on the OMCru recently, so I can'...I just jumped on the OMCru recently, so I can't say I know how it is working in the group. However, I will give my opinion anyway!<br /><br />What you say in the blog post makes sense to me. Keep this online community very open so that as many people as possible can find support in it. <br /><br />Individually, however, I think folks might find it helpful to come to know one tradition intimately, as opposed to practicing lots of different traditions and never becoming truly intimate with any of them.<br /><br />Practice hard and take it easy!<br />Trevor.Trevorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02698079775458514018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791566280437960759.post-28117456236439806002010-11-16T11:52:27.414-08:002010-11-16T11:52:27.414-08:00I believe the keyword is "experiential"....I believe the keyword is "experiential". By having a freestyle dharma feel, I think we are better able to support each other in our individual practice. We can feel free to practice in our individual way, and know that the crew is right there with us, riding the samsaric waves, freestylin'. Same ocean...different paths.Michael @miko57noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791566280437960759.post-1581956797799684802010-11-16T11:48:14.272-08:002010-11-16T11:48:14.272-08:00"dharmic in its dharma-free-ness, if that mak..."dharmic in its dharma-free-ness, if that makes any sense at all..." Yeah, that does make sense. My dhamma/practice is metta -- accepting everything -- so this is perfect for me. :)dizzwavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061064308815095200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791566280437960759.post-86054979279307335002010-11-16T10:10:23.714-08:002010-11-16T10:10:23.714-08:00It is dharmic in its dharma-free-ness, if that mak...It is dharmic in its dharma-free-ness, if that makes any sense at all. The acceptance of all is what makes it feel inclusive, rather than exclusive to me. It is a welcoming feeling. I don't feel separate or apart, I feel part of the group, yet able to maintain my authentic relationship to "spirit."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com