http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/05/13/a-letter-to-my-yoga-teacher/ Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:58:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://blendingzen.org/blog/2008/05/13/a-letter-to-my-yoga-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Randy Fri, 16 May 2008 14:22:30 +0000 http://blendingzen.org/blog/?p=32#comment-75 Great post. I used to think that Zen practice was a way to jump over those mental blocks, psychological complexes, and the baggage from the past. Just conceptualize the past as a mental construct, compartmentalize it, and throw it out. However, it doesn't work that way; those issues still must be dealt with. It's much easier to address mental blocks, etc., with the help of a philosophical/religious system that focuses on the mind and body, and that doesn't differentiate between them. Works for me, anyway. Great post. I used to think that Zen practice was a way to jump over those mental blocks, psychological complexes, and the baggage from the past. Just conceptualize the past as a mental construct, compartmentalize it, and throw it out. However, it doesn’t work that way; those issues still must be dealt with. It’s much easier to address mental blocks, etc., with the help of a philosophical/religious system that focuses on the mind and body, and that doesn’t differentiate between them. Works for me, anyway.

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