6th Precept - No Dwelling on Past Mistakes 

I had to think about that for a minute before I got it.

Good one!

Great! Thanks!

Thank you!

That is true, but it sounds more like the seventh precept, i.e. "Do not praise yourself and critize others", which seems but very close to the sixth precept, but it is not the same.

Why wouldn't Brad boast about himself? Haven't you noticed that he is all about Brad, all of the time? People are so misguided and gullible that they think this self centered, fake Zen teacher is the real deal. He isn't. Just sit in meditation when you can and live a simple life. That is Zen. You can't make a buck off the rubes doing that though.

@@stevemarino5745, I'm sure that Brad can defend himself but I'm a little confused by your comment and would like some clarity. Just sitting in mediation and living a simple is, as far as I can tell, the essence of what Brad talks about. So you're in agreement with him on that. Would you be able to explain further what makes Brad a fake Zen teacher? What would qualify someone to be a real Zen teacher and could you give me some examples so that I can check them out?

Your comment feels really right to me, like maybe I remember having a similar internal sort of nonverbal commentary at some point about a situation, but because I haven’t heard or read this distinct idea put into language I’m having trouble understanding the mechanics of how “visibility” functions?

@@pinkfloydguy7781 this is"the real work" you just plug away and it will resolve and open up a new vista, and it pretty well applies to anything

That's the problem. I think the precept was originally made to try to provide a sense of community among the sangha. But I can see how it could be abused. I think this is why most people nowadays don't make it about limiting the precept to Buddhist monks and laypeople.

@@HardcoreZen widening it up is okay but reality in Sanghas is many people ....women in particular...have been abused or isolated or kicked out when they have spoken out. It's hard to see that happening. ...especially given the vow re:sexuality.

It's a good precept when thinking if one's own past mistakes...

When you do zazen you are enacting all of the precepts.

depending on your age, personal health and family health history, the restricted posture of zazen/seated mediation can be a problem, especially if you spend much of the day at a desk full lotus is the worst of any world

Hardcore Zen : Good of you to give me that reassurance. Thank you. Glad to know that for once I’m not going officially against the current.

Andrew Levin : I was borne with an injury in my lower back right side. With age has worsened adding a nerve damage in right leg, knee area. Both feet are also affected. So the full lotus won’t ever be possible . However, It’s really remarkable that with practice I can sit down on a cushion in a yoga asana posture ( the one in which both legs are bend towards the center touching the ground. The area in last bone in the spine, the tilt free from the muscles surrounding remain open to the cushion. Very important this little detail as I’ve noticed that is what gives stability. It also helps breath energy circulation). I pay special attention not to produce more injuries. Well on the contrary, allowing zazen itself take good care of everything. There are two types of pain: one is arrogant and will produce injury in the body and the other pain is a healer. One knows how to distinguish them both through the natural awareness that comes through mindfulness or zazen. The healer pain is a very effective cleaner, a torch lighting our Buddha nature. No kidding.

@@lorenacharlotte8383 you are prone to projecting where you lack experience and have a poor intuitive "feel" for? something that has bitter fruit for sure

Only Sith ...

Wade Cleveland : You could be right. I was subscribed to two Spanish Tibetan channels and followers swallow everything the “Guru Lama” says. Most comments are based in flattering to the Lama, almost adoration to the Guru as if the Guru was a kind of superman or superwoman...Zero dharma discussion. No critics accepted even if the Guru were gonna speculate. I mean, people choose to be commanded. They don’t want to face their own little self and because of that they make themselves easy targets for manipulation.

@@lorenacharlotte8383 In the Lion's Dance meditation, there's two gurus. There's the perfect guru that exists only in your mind and then there's the guru that is the actual heap of flesh and bones. The two gurus are the same but separate. The better your karma, the more clearly the real guru appears to you.

It depends what you mean by "you." And what you mean by "everlasting."

All things are impermanent, so there's no everlasting anything.

@@HardcoreZen You = the person i'm talking to. Everlasting = live forever in Heaven after death

@@justified-by-faithcom Who is the person you are talking to? What am I? What sort of an entity? What is Heaven? What is death?

@@HardcoreZen I'm not sure what your name is. But i know you are a person created in the image of God. Heaven is paradise where those who have forgiveness of sins by believing in Jesus will live forever. Death is what happens when your immaterial spirit leaves your physical body.