wyantyanMar 18
By the way, since I've been doing a lot of exploring of "practice" in the Thai Buddhist tradition: It's totally clear to me how nembutsu, thinking of / saying the name of the (Amida) Buddha, is not a practice at all but something completely different, in that it really has some emotional feeling to it as well. Everything else (mindfulness of breathing, walking meditation, using a word to accompany your awareness, labeling etc etc) has the quality of being tools. And nembutsu is just not a tool.

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Show threadDavid B. Alexander

@wyantyan If I may say so, practicing that feeling of saying the name of Amida or the other aspects you mentioned (mindfulness of breathing etc.) are all opportunities to develop awareness and self-knowledge. Is that what you means by "tools"?

Ultimately, as I see it, you can let go of all of that and be present. Then you will be waking up to your essence of mind. What do you think?

Mar 18 at 12:28pmWeb