FAQ: "If not created by God, who am I?"

Dear Ones,

What decide what you should act and how you should act has nothing to do with how human beings came about but with your most self-aware and awake consciousness that you bring about in your NOW. While environmental and cosmological states change constantly, you can only act rightfully with your clear sense of NOW, NOT who were you in the past AND HENCE what you should do in the present or future, in a logical manner. (-.-)

NOTE: Purely based on LOGIC may turn your actions into ILLUSIONS. Ones must have a strong sense of NOW to act according to the rhythm of their surroundings to achieve balances. (-.-)

I understand that many people, especially my western brothers & sisters, like to dig too far away from their present to find out who they belong to, in a logical and rational manner. This mentality is very much impacted by their religion that ended their question with 'GOD'. Even when they finally decided to detach themselves from the false belief of godhood, such mind-set has yet to go away. (-.-)

My Advice: Before you start finding out the 'entity' that you should belong to, first of all, you've to find WHO YOU ARE; or else you don't even know WHO belongs to WHO. (-.-)

To find out who you are, the following Zen Quest may help you through:

"While you are here with you, why running and digging around just to find out who you are?" (-.-)

I also understand that some of you may have problem emptying your mind during meditation. Some people even told me that they think even more nonsenses during meditation! If you really can't help yourself on that, then apply the Zen Quest given by me above -- Why??? Isn't this another way of THINKING??? -- No, this is another way of Zen enlightenment technique: putting your logical self to a DEAD-END with another logical yet collective thought-worthy question (We usually called it 'Zen Quest'). Often, Zen Quest always generates TWO simple outcomes:

1. You'll get a sudden awakening;
2. You still circling yourself at the dead-end until you reach the first outcome.

Wish you have a great awakening of Buddha!

Namaste. (-.-)

Antonio Ooi

How to meditate and why posture is important

Why correct meditation posture is important?

1. Postures are important. They affects your attitude and perception and hence the way you communicate with others through, e.g. when you nod your head, wave your hand, or even point a middle finger to others. Likewise, they affect your meditation mind state and attitude.

2. Both thumbs pointing to each other beneath the stomach gives you a stable and balance feel. It's also a sign INWARD or inner self review.

3. Both hands lay on the knee with the thumb pointing to the middle finger is more OUTWARD. It's a sign of EGO. It may be good for professional workers, businessmen, and politicians, but it's not a good posture for serious spiritual workers. This is a traditional Indian Yoga style, which has become more and more popular in the modern society. But it's not the genuine Buddhism or Zen style. The one shown in this video is the Buddhism/Zen style.

Basically, my meditation advice is:

“If you want to do something, do it correctly, otherwise better don't do it at all. If you think meditation posture isn't important, why are you bother to sit on the floor?” (-.-)

But remember, my following quote still apply:

“Meditation is like a walking stick -- you don't need it if you can walk. But since most people, especially those in the city, face a lot of distractions in their hourly lives, it turns out that they need to meditate more often. No matter what you learn, LEARN THE ROOT.” (-.-)

Let me share something with you:

“The mind state of a Zen Master or ascended master who is sweeping the floor can be much clearer and peaceful than you meditate for hours.” (-.-)

I will show you through my following video on how to meditate correctly and why the right posture is important for meditation. I hope you’ll find it helpful to your learning journey of meditation: