Naikan

[backtothefuture]

Has anyone ever heard of the practice of Naikan Pronounced Nye-kon?
I was reading about it in a health magazine. Its rooted in Zen Buddhism and with it you focus on the role you play, your actions and choices and what you received from the person who perhaps are having a hard time with. Kind of reminds me of the Work.

Three questions to ask yourself about your relationship are:
What did I receive from this person? What did I give this person? and what troubles did I cause this Person.

I thought I may try it and journal my responses for a week and see what happens.
Nancy

[Amie]

Nancy,

I have never heard of it, but it does sound similar. If I asked those questions, I would point the finger of blame at me. "The Work" for me, doesn't blame anyone at all, the issue is my thinking and I can easily turn that around if I so choose.

I'm interested to see how it works out for you though. "Different strokes for different folks", right? If it works well for you, it may for others as well :).

Thanks for sharing it,

Amie

[backtothefuture]

Amie, thanks for pointing out the difference for me. I sure don't want to start blaming myself and go through all that guilt stuff again. I would rather work on my thought process I think anyway:uhh:
Nancy