When first exposed
to the seven enlightenment factors
I was shocked
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.
that energy, joy, and tranquility
were prerequisites to enlightenment,
NOT its benefits;
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for those things felt
quite mysterious.
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I stumbled upon teachers
who taught me
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.
how those self-same attributes
are our physical bodies treasures
waiting to be unearthed.
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My Chinese, Vietnamese,
and Tibetan teachers
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taught of the influence
of facial expressions
upon emotions.
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My Japanese and Tibetan teachers
taught of the influence of posture
upon energy.
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My Thai, Vietnamese, and Tibetan teachers
taught the role physical relaxation
in serenity and balance.
.
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Western neuroscience revealed
the autonomic nervous system’s role
in our dance of mindfulness and meditation.
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My Chinese and Tibetan teachers taught
of mind’s dependence upon the body
and therefore the need
of food and rest.
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Are you lacking
in sleep, sunshine, fresh air, exercise,
and stimulation:
both mental and emotional?
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Ironically, dreary meditation
wakes us up
to needs - unmet,
and priorities - confused.
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For the test of the techniques
with which we play
is NOT their orthodoxy
BUT their pleasure.
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So fear NOT the dynamo of proper posture,
the joy of subtly grinning at your nose,
or the peace of physical relaxation. _/\_
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