I came to the Western Zen Retreat at the Dharma Drum Retreat Center in New York hoping to step away from everyday life—to escape the constant noise and demands of friends, family, and social groups. Little did I know that while I could walk away from many things, I could never run away from myself. Through the practices, I began to discover parts of myself that I had never fully recognized. My first question of the communication exercise was, “Who am I?” As I worked with di

身心合一 身體在哪裡，心就在哪裡；身體在做什麼，心就在做什麼；手在做什麼，腳在哪裡，你的心就在哪裡——身心不可分離，身心一致。例如： 1.在廚房中燒水、挑水、揀菜、切菜、洗菜，心就放在動作上，心中不起其他念頭。 2.如果在炒菜，手在動，心也要專心地在炒菜，頭腦裡沒有其他的雜...