I know that meditation is possible while sitting in a chair, and I do it about half the time (the other half I sit on the ground sort of like this, just because I like it). I kind of want to be able to do it the standard way so I can fulfill an irrational urge to “feel like a real Buddhist”, which I think would motivate me.
I kind of want to be able to do it the standard way so I can fulfill an irrational urge to “feel like a real Buddhist”, which I think would motivate me.
This is deeply funny. Buddhism is about getting rid of urges.
Secondly seiza is also a position in which a lot of buddhist meditate and sitting that way is usually easier.
Thirdly it seems like you somehow try to do Buddhism on your own without a teacher when having a in person teacher is a core element of Buddhism.
Taoist meditation is done either standing or sitting in a chair.
Source: I’ve read a moderate amount about this, so there may be exceptions.
I did standing meditation from Lam Kam Chuen’s The Way of Energy for a while, and cleared up a case of RSI.
I know that meditation is possible while sitting in a chair, and I do it about half the time (the other half I sit on the ground sort of like this, just because I like it). I kind of want to be able to do it the standard way so I can fulfill an irrational urge to “feel like a real Buddhist”, which I think would motivate me.
This is deeply funny. Buddhism is about getting rid of urges.
Secondly seiza is also a position in which a lot of buddhist meditate and sitting that way is usually easier.
Thirdly it seems like you somehow try to do Buddhism on your own without a teacher when having a in person teacher is a core element of Buddhism.