Oct 11
Friday
Dathun on Wheels
Gatekeeping in my roommate’s fold-up canvas lawn chair.
A Look Back at Shambhala Mountain Center in a Wheelchair
by Robert French, Washington DC
I was injured in a car accident on November 12th, 1988 that left me paralyzed from the chest down. One therapist helped me manage pain by concentrating on my in and out breath, but I did not start meditating seriously until I went to the Washington DC Shambhala Center in 2005. Because of my injury, I do not have the necessary abdomen muscles to keep me in an upright position on a zabuton, but meditation instructors are trained to guide you through the technique of shamatha while sitting in a chair rather than a cushion. Continue…
