Kwanseum Bosal

                                                           I have changed my Mind .   Instead of a pedantic overall view of various Meditations I will simply describe those dear to me .   Please forgive an old man for his self-indulgence.

                                I was one who went to a Zen Temple to Meditate with its Sangha ,  don't misunderstand, I already knew the correct posture blah, blah, blah, but i went because I wanted to FEEL what-ever Connection the Universe offered .   First, I LOVED the Chanting, Music of this Nature has a >CLEANSING< that is received not only by the Mind, but by the Heart and SOUL as well .  That's just one  of the advantages to communal Practice .   Elsewhere I have described Meditation as being similar to taking a shower, [It] as a {Ritual} form of Mental Hygiene .   This is Truth ,  I need you to Trust me with this Teaching .    

                               There IS "Walking Zen" but it is specific to Mantra Recitation, meaning, with each and every step, a Mantra is recited .   The Mantra itself is an Agency that dys-ables* the Thinking Mechanism, which allows Sensory Input to be received and  NOT 'held' ;  we say, "Water over a ducks back", which is PERFECT.   We Want THAT .   For my present Purpose I will offer that the Mantra that IS my "Default" Mind is "Kwanseum Bosal" the Korean name for Avalokiteshvara also know as "Sound That Illumines the World" and this interpretation--> "He Who Hears The Outcries Of The World".  "He" is the One of  "Everybody Before Me" a reference to His disposition, that of refusing to enter Nirvana UNTIL   All Beings Attain  Enlightenment .  I Love Him in EVERY Sense of Devotion and Piety .  Here now, Every step a Kwanseum Bosal step, every breath a Kwanseum Bosal Breath, every Blink a Kwanseum Bosal blink .  Yes "IT" is THAT Extensive, THAT Deep and THAT Profound .  

                               One word ;  IT WORKS !