health

• Buddhism is very concerned about bodily health. Dogen wrote a lot in his writings about how to look after our health.

  Buddhism Beyond Robes and Incense June 2006 — Padmafarma

Texts

1. Buddhism Beyond Robes and Incense ●●● June 2006 — Padmafarma

   when we sit in zazen, our muscles slowly drop off tension.

   bodily health · dropping off body as releasing stress
2. Introductions 5: Clear Explanation for Zazen ●●● Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters

   integrate therapy with Buddhist teaching, but I don’t think so

   Buddhism and psychotherapy
3. One Real Teacher and Simplicity ●●● August 2014 — Banský Studenec

   my way of living, Buddhist way of living, and psychotherapy are completely different to me

   Buddhism and psychotherapy
4. Genjo-koan 3: Action Only Here and Now ●●● Summer 2002 — Genjo-koan

   to be in the present with a simple act is the way out of illness

   way out of illness
5. Introductions 3: A Middle Without Intention ●●● Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters

   habits are ingrained in our muscles to some extent. So it’s necessary for us to practice in order to drop off our habits

   dropping off muscular habits
6. The Eight Truths of a Great Person ●●● June 2006 — Padmafarma

   When I give talks, I'm teaching myself.

   teaching as teaching oneself
7. Shoaku Makusa 3: Balance and Not Doing Wrong ●●● Winter 2006 — Shoaku Makusa

   So when Master Dogen talks about ‘dropping off body and mind’ we can include in that ‘dropping off all the tensions in our body’.

   dropping off body as releasing stress
8. Dropping Off Heart, Mind and Body ●●● June 2007 — Padmafarma

   Buddhism says, I have stress. To get rid of the stress, I practise not doing something

   relieving stress by not doing
9. A Buddhist Teacher Without a Plan ●●● June 2007 — Padmafarma

   when you're teaching something, to some extent you're teaching yourself

   teaching as teaching oneself
10. Intuition Covered by Thinking ●●● August 2012 — Dibbavana

    the body has more knowledge or more wisdom than our mind

    wisdom of the body
11. Escape and Refuge in Zazen ●●● May 2014 — Banský Studenec

    he didn't mean that if you practice zazen, you never ever become ill, that it had some kind of magical effect

    zazen and health
12. Zazen Is Not Meditation ●●● July 2021 — Skalní fara

    Dogen calls this dropping off body. He didn't have the language. Dropping off body means releasing the stress, the physical stress in our muscles.

    dropping off body as releasing stress
13. An Introduction to Shobogenzo ●●● June 2005 — Lotus Centre

    talking, for me, is teaching myself. When I open my mouth and explain Buddhism, I hear it myself

    teaching as teaching oneself
14. Bussho 1: Having Buddha-Nature ●●● Summer 2005 — Bussho

    So we can say that teachers teach themselves. Students allow teachers to teach themselves

    teaching as teaching oneself
15. Shoaku Makusa 5: The Child and the Old Man ●●● Winter 2006 — Shoaku Makusa

    Plaque builds up on my teeth quite naturally, so I wonder whether cleaning my teeth and taking it off again is natural or not

    cleaning plaque, natural or not
16. Western Buddhism and Hierarchy ●●● February 2009 — Cholín

    when I'm teaching, I'm teaching myself, or reminding myself

    teaching as teaching oneself
17. Opposites and Being Upright ●●● July 2009 — Brno

    I know two students of mine who used to be alcoholics, and practising zazen helped them to return to their normal self

    zazen for alcoholics
18. Buddhism Free from ‘Buddhism’ ●●● September 2009 — Earth Spirit

    we release them and feel the relief. Gradually we drop off tensions and that is a kind of movement.

    dropping off body as releasing stress
19. Sadness Is a Change in Balance ●●● August 2011 — Dibbavana

    they notice that although their behaviour is the same, the problem is not there. Just a trigger.

    trigger from the past
20. Dogen and Modern Life ●●● August 2012 — Dibbavana

    I remember my teacher Nishijima had a very, very low opinion of psychotherapy or psychology

    Buddhism and psychotherapy
21. Action and Result, Living in the Present ●●● May 2014 — Banská Štiavnica

    slowly these tensions will drop away, in the shoulders, in the arms, and so on.

    dropping off body as releasing stress
22. Reading Dogen from Experience ●●● May 2014 — Banský Studenec

    Digestion is the same process as digesting thoughts.

    digesting thoughts
23. Life Itself Is Intelligent ●●● July 2021 — Skalní fara

    Well, this is therapy for me. I'm expressing unformed things, and I'm hearing myself say them.

    teaching as teaching oneself
24. Right and Wrong in Buddhism ●●●

    medical knowledge gives us knowledge about what we can do and cannot do to remain healthy

    medical knowledge as bodily morality

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