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**saopinax** · 02-14-2011, 04:44 AM

Wow, is that what I sounded like to my seniors when I was "reading zen"? All terms and definitions. This iaido is/isn't zen stuff is also pretty re-mindful of the great jutsu-do wars of the early '90s

As for me and my house, I don't go to any particular church (which is of course the discussion of zen / mikkyo / bad acts from zen motives / in budo, it's a discussion of doctrine, of coptic vs catholic, of sunni vs shia). I pay attention to what I'm doing and saying during the day, I zone out when I'm riding the bicycle, I breath slowly when I'm in the sauna and pay attention to the lower back as it relaxes, I try to be nice to people.

And I do iaido because sitting is too hard.

But, to go back to the OP, when sitting, sit. Don't be thinking about it.

It's a physical act, it's like discussing nuki tsuke instead of swinging a sword.

Swing the sword

Sit

Kim.

02-14-2011, 04:44 AM	#36
saopinax Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	Wow, is that what I sounded like to my seniors when I was "reading zen"? All terms and definitions. This iaido is/isn't zen stuff is also pretty re-mindful of the great jutsu-do wars of the early '90s As for me and my house, I don't go to any particular church (which is of course the discussion of zen / mikkyo / bad acts from zen motives / in budo, it's a discussion of doctrine, of coptic vs catholic, of sunni vs shia). I pay attention to what I'm doing and saying during the day, I zone out when I'm riding the bicycle, I breath slowly when I'm in the sauna and pay attention to the lower back as it relaxes, I try to be nice to people. And I do iaido because sitting is too hard. But, to go back to the OP, when sitting, sit. Don't be thinking about it. It's a physical act, it's like discussing nuki tsuke instead of swinging a sword. Swing the sword Sit Kim.
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