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sunrise
Germany
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 Posted - May 17 2011 : 5:13:37 PM
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Dear friends,
as I am not a native English speaker and having major troubles with the "faint" and "fuzzy" approach to think sutras, I wonder if I understand it well. My dictionary is not a help.
As I experience it, faint is equal to weak, and fuzzy equal to a blurred, unclear, foggy way of thinking - at least it turns out to be like this when put into practice, and little or no good comes from it, as it nebulizes thought processes and makes the mind mushy.
Dear friends, can anyone give me a better idea of the real meaning of "faint" and "fuzzy"?
Thank you so much!
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woosa
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Posted - May 17 2011 : 9:07:13 PM
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Hi sunrise
I would say that your definitions are perfect.
Let the mind become mushy, or whatever else happens. You are picking up the sutra and letting it go; a very mechanical process. You are not trying to control your state of mind.
Remember that in practice all purification is going on. Therefore it will effect your mind in different ways: Some sessions you will not be able to go very deep; you may be too awake, alert. Other times you may be falling asleep and completely forget what you were doing.
None of this is bad. Just keep practicing. And let go!
When repeating the sutras just mentally repeat them as easily as you can at that moment. Sometimes they may be clear and loud, other times quiet and unclear. Just keep going and it will take care of itself.
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sunrise
Germany
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Posted - May 18 2011 : 05:09:14 AM
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Hi Woosa,
thank you for your help! I was concerned doing it wrong, because "fuzzy" has all kind of meaning in my dictionary.
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"faint and fuzzy" thinking of sutras
