tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148854789473628533.post4384635256204357166..comments2023-09-10T01:32:11.328-05:00Comments on The Broken Bokken: You are going to die!David "Shinzen" Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17361987240669832512noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148854789473628533.post-24899013079198239182009-05-05T11:02:00.000-05:002009-05-05T11:02:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment and validation.Thanks for the comment and validation.David "Shinzen" Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361987240669832512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148854789473628533.post-67644717819088548102009-05-05T10:42:00.001-05:002009-05-05T10:42:00.001-05:00You wrote: Meditation upon death and mindfulness o...You wrote: <I>Meditation upon death and mindfulness of life's activities actually enriches your life...and eventually your death.</I>So well said. It's so wonderful to have the tool of mindfulness to get away from obsessing about the moment of death. As you mention, it is locked into our path so why fret over it? Better to enjoy each moment for what it is and spend this time absorbing it all and learning to let go of our fears of death. We know that death is but a blink of an eye.They call him James Urehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171585857015973860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148854789473628533.post-1064795696824531872009-05-04T10:04:00.000-05:002009-05-04T10:04:00.000-05:00Many people don't truly pay attention to these thi...Many people don't truly pay attention to these things, apprehension and fear of the unknown, rooted in aversion to that which they find disagreeable. <br />It is in the Warrior to accept what is disagreeable and to face it head on.ZenHGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920968616487557659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148854789473628533.post-41680992084295383922009-05-02T09:00:00.000-05:002009-05-02T09:00:00.000-05:00Thanks for the info Narda. I will check it out.Thanks for the info Narda. I will check it out.David "Shinzen" Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361987240669832512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148854789473628533.post-8851231557376518632009-05-02T08:58:00.000-05:002009-05-02T08:58:00.000-05:00"Warrior Zen..." was a good read. If anyone is int..."Warrior Zen..." was a good read. If anyone is interested in a more detailed study of Shosan there is also 'Death was His Koan' by Winston King.Nardahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16536913063519327736noreply@blogger.com