joeblast Posted December 17, 2010 Good posts what's the origin of the pain, does enduring it mean "burning of karma" or simply "tearing of ligaments"... some times in my life, enduring the pain has done me well, other times, not so much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gauss Posted December 17, 2010 Good posts what's the origin of the pain, does enduring it mean "burning of karma" or simply "tearing of ligaments"... some times in my life, enduring the pain has done me well, other times, not so much. In FD it is said that karma can be transformed into virute by suffering mentally or physically. Since our karma usually is massive we must transform it mostly by suffering mental losses while raising our xinxing(and at the same time raising our Gong level). But physical pain plays a role, yes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jago25_98 Posted December 17, 2010 What I do is a half lotus sitting on a raised platform. I then hope to lower the platform according to flexibility. Hope this helps -j Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeiChuan Posted December 18, 2010 (edited) I just started this stretch, I don't have any pain in full lotus really anymore.There's an alternate stretch in this video that actually does much more work then the first, so don't judge it by the picture if you've seen it.It may take a week to see the results but more and more they'll loosen up.good luck Edited December 18, 2010 by NeiChuan 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Ananda Posted December 18, 2010 I just started this stretch, I don't have any pain in full lotus really anymore. There's an alternate stretch in this video that actually does much more work then the first, so don't judge it by the picture if you've seen it. It may take a week to see the results but more and more they'll loosen up. good luck Yep, that and the few similar stretches are Full Lotus wd-40. I cruise in lotus now, and regularly do 2 hour sits in comfort. It gets harder when I have not done the stretches for a while. If you are serious about wanting to do your meditation in FL then these are indispensable. Blessings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeiChuan Posted December 18, 2010 Yep, that and the few similar stretches are Full Lotus wd-40. I cruise in lotus now, and regularly do 2 hour sits in comfort. It gets harder when I have not done the stretches for a while. If you are serious about wanting to do your meditation in FL then these are indispensable. Blessings. I miss took FL for Florida Anyway yeah they're really great stretches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
