Practice Within Suffering and Delusion... Finding Nirvana Within Saṃsāra

[@3340steve]

Excellent teaching,thank you for sharing this lesson

[@Interiormythos]

Steve, nice to have you back on the “Interior Mythos Journeys” channel. Thank you for the affirmation. Please keep in touch. GO Deep! 🙏

[@AndreasDelleske]

I have to admit I love this man and his smile :) Err I mean love and not love.. smile and not smile and the emptiness around everything.

[@Interiormythos]

Andreas, yes, we love, and not love, this too! We mean…nothing! It is all too deep! Great to have you back on the channel. We appreciate your presence and comments.

[@AndreasDelleske]

@@Interiormythos Hehe :)

[@nicholas70paul]

I like he is very soft and sweet.. and I like has a nice smile, like his saying, its not easy, but its the same for everyone.. including himself.. v nice :))

[@mickydee1289]

I have severe anxiety disorder. I always feel better if my days have a structure or a daily routine. But on the other hand i dont want to depend on routines. So i am sitting down with myself for 9 months confronting myself with loneliness. I try to accept the anxiety from being alone after the seperation from my wife. The anxiety becomes less when i have no resistance. But from what i understood Zazen should not be practised to seek anything..even peace. I would like to know which path I can go. I have too much time because I work only few hours from home. I would like to use it wisely but I dont know if I should include a daily routine into my days like exercice...walking...meeting a friend for a talk ecetera. I would be grateful for any advice. Thanks so much

[@Interiormythos]

Mickydee, yes, structure, routine, and daily rituals can be very helpful; especially when navigating an interior crisis. Do not become confused by any labels, including “Zazen.” The first step into the authentic practice of Zazen is to DENY ZAZEN! Just sit. Just practice. What you need to do and know and see and hear will come to you. Please consider a regular encounter with the 69 published Life Journey series videos on the homepage of the “Interior Mythos Journeys” KZbin channel. Begin a deep personal conversation and dialogue with this material now. Leave comments. We will respond. You are not alone, even in your loneliness. Keep in touch. GO Deep!

[@anushasharma6957]

Find a thing you want to learn or develope that will help you in your life in any way or will help in future,you are so lucky that you have so much time...for working on your hobbies,likes,passion and serve others in anyway......routine following is ok if you have time otherwise only do exercise and let other things happen at any time,don't worry and go for outside activities,find a Field that you will always love to work on......and give your maximum time for that....

[@Interiormythos]

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[@golgipogo]

Valuable teaching. Thank you. This is something new-to live between suffering and enlightenment. Makes sense to me.

[@Interiormythos]

Golgipogo, Thank you for this comment and for visiting this special KZbin channel. We hope you will return often. Your insight, “living between suffering and enlightenment,” is precisely where authentic life is found; and nowhere else. A critical test of truth is paradox; no paradox, no truth. And, as you might suspect, “know paradox, know truth.” This is how it works. The core of this channel and its cross-tradition, universal message is contained in the “Life Journey” series; of which Abbot Okumura is one contributor. These are sequential cinematic art form modules guiding one deeper and deeper into consciousness and the practices of a contemporary contemplative. We suggest doing one sequential module per day or some regular schedule. The journey begins with “The Presence.” kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZbOl4Vnn9emodE The top Comment listed under each module also contains a link to the next sequential art form. GO Deep!

[@Nikko-108]

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[@Interiormythos]

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[@frankchilds9848]

Thank you for your comments on Shoji. It is not totally clear to me, but neither is it as murky as it was before. LOL 😂 Sorry 🙏 couldn't resist some humor!

[@Interiormythos]

🙏🙏 GO Deep!

[@batman5754]

it's like nihilism right

[@Interiormythos]

Batman, thank you for this reflection. We have admired your superhero work for years and we are grateful you have discovered this special channel. We hope you will return often. But, nope, nihilism is not what this is all about. We suggest you explore this journey in more depth by encountering the “Life Journey” series on the homepage of the “Interior Mythos Journeys” KZbin Channel. These modules provide a sequential, guided, experiential path for the contemporary contemplative practitioner. Life Journey #7 - The Ultimate Journey is a good place to start. Just scroll down the home page. Check it out and keep in touch! GO Deep!

[@siewkonsum7291]

Abbot Shohaku Okumura 🙏🙏🙏 ( To share as below 👇) _Mind is Nirvana._ _To find Buddha._ _Beyond the Mind;_ _There isn't Buddha._ _Breath in - is Nir;_ _Breath out - is Vana._ _Inside out burst;_ _Extinguish sufferings;_ _Is the Nirvana!_ In Pali, *_Nirvana_*_ ie "inside blowing out to extinguish all sufferings."_ 🙏🙏🙇🌷

[@Interiormythos]

Siew Kon Sum, may we all find this deep breath! Thank you.

[@siewkonsum7291]

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