[Buddha-l] The Body in Buddhist Practice

[Joy Vriens]

Stephen Hopkins, 

>Discussions on this list rarely seem to focus on the physical aspects of 
>Buddhist practice and their relationship to mind, but as many will know, 
>such concerns are often at the heart of practice.  That's especially so in 
>the case of such things as sitting (or walking) meditation, but, in my 
>experience, attention to posture and, of course, breathing is common.  I've 
>wondered if this odd - to me - absence of discussion is a more a reflection 
>of the lists academic focus than it is on the perceived importance of the 
>body in Buddhism, and if others also think this worthy of note or 
>discussion, central to practice and understanding, or just, well, just (no 
>disparagement intended) yoga (ie, to dig this hole a little deeper, a 
>system of Hindu philosophy). 

Talking about the body, does somebody has a clear (like if you had to explain it to your 7 year old grandchild) explanation about the third vimokkha, release through kaaya-sakkhii "bodily witness" "touching with ones body". I have never understood it.

Joy