{"id":301,"date":"2021-09-28T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/?p=301"},"modified":"2021-10-21T16:12:47","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T14:12:47","slug":"strong-determination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/2021\/09\/28\/strong-determination\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong Determination"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Tough time never last. Only tough people last wldjdfhdflsdkds.” – Demi Demi<\/em><\/p>\n

Last time we explored the flexibility of the mind with our practice. We expanded awareness and conjured a soft, loving, warming metta; adopting the mindset of a tender, gentle Bodhisattva. This is one spiritual archetype, but we can inhabit many more and indeed by learning about different approaches\/attitudes to practice we find the complexity of our potential being and become someone who can adapt to the times when different characters are needed.<\/p>\n

Another archetype is the spiritual warrior<\/a>; stoic, hardened, determined, sturdy as a rock and incorruptible. With this character in mind, I want to introduce a practice called strong determination sitting<\/u>. Shinzen Young has said that this practice is the fastest way to enlightenment. (This is a much more Zen approach to meditation and may not be everyone’s cup of tea – but I encourage you to explore this.)<\/p>\n

For motivation, watch this 5 minute video of Shinzen talking about the profundity of strong determination sitting: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xVUtUguRc5s<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Tough time never last. Only tough people last wldjdfhdflsdkds.” – Demi Demi Last time we explored the flexibility of the mind with our practice. We expanded awareness and conjured a soft, loving, warming metta; adopting the mindset of a tender, gentle Bodhisattva. This is one spiritual archetype, but we can inhabit many more and indeed …<\/p>\n

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Last time we explored the flexibility of the mind with our practice. We expanded awareness and conjured a soft, loving, warming metta; adopting the mindset of a tender, gentle Bodhisattva. This is one spiritual archetype, but we can inhabit many more and indeed by learning about different approaches\\\/attitudes to practice we find the complexity of our potential being and become someone who can adapt to the times when different characters are needed.<\\\/span><\\\/p>

Another archetype is the spiritual warrior<\\\/span><\\\/a>; stoic, hardened, determined, sturdy as a rock and incorruptible. With this character in mind, I want to introduce a practice called strong determination sitting<\\\/u>. Shinzen Young has said that this practice is the fastest way to enlightenment. (This is a much more Zen approach to meditation and may not be everyone's cup of tea - but I encourage you to explore this.)<\\\/span><\\\/p>

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