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       \u003Cdiv\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/voorheescraiggmailcom\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/default_images\/default_profile_photo.png?itok=W3ym34Dl\u0022 width=\u0022100\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 alt=\u0022Profile picture for user voorheescraig@gmail.com\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003ECraigv\u003C\/span\u003E on Mon, 06\/17\/2019 - 14:26\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38066#comment-38066\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38066#comment-38066\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EDear Ester \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Your\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDear Ester \u2013\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Your studies of posture in pre-modern cultures are very interesting and some parts of your program have been very beneficial for me. However, I think that there are some problems with this analysis. For one thing China is a very big country and vast regions of it are located in tropical and sub-tropical climate zones. Many millions of Chinese make their livelihoods as farmers and spend a lot of time siting on their hunches where they can relax, be close to their work on the ground, and keep their bottoms up above the dirt. This keeps their hips very flexible even if they sit in a chair for super.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Artistic license has made its way into Buddhism and any given sculpture may reflect an ideal as opposed to an actual sitting posture. My immediate impression upon looking at the first figure was that this is the way real people look like when they mediate. If you look closely at the older Buddha, you can see that the top of his pedestal slants forward and elevates his hips above his knees, the same effect as is created by using a zafu. When I saw the second figure my initial impression was that this is an idealized figure of a perfect being.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Because we have a side view of the first figure, and a front view of the second figure, it is hard to compare them, and we have no good idea of what the second figure\u2019s spine looks like. The pictures of the Indians sitting on the ground show that the tops of their spines are bent more forward than the first buddha. The backs of their heads are farther forward from the backs of their shoulders than is the case with the first Buddha. So, he is sitting up straighter. We really can\u2019t see the lumbar regions of the Indian\u2019s backs, to tell if their hips are tucked or not.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; I have been practicing sitting mediation all of my adult life and have probably logged around somewhere around 20,000 hours. I am very tall and thin and my shoulders are curved very far forward. Even when I was young and practicing a lot of yoga I have never been able to find a posture that balances the centers of gravity in my upper and lower torso. I go back and forth between stack sitting and stretch sitting but it gets harder as I get older (I am 70). Everything you say about the evil effects of slumped sitting is true but try as I might, for me, sitting upright \u201cwithout tension or effort\u201d is a cruel joke. I have taught Tai Chi for thirty some years and one thing I have learned is that we must work with our bodies as they actually are, and not merely as we might wish them to be.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn the other hand, your advice about standing has helped me a lot and I am glad I have read your book.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Thanks,\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Craig Voorhees\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/why_does_the_oldest_chinese_buddha_figure_slump%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/why_does_the_oldest_chinese_buddha_figure_slump%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022indented\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-comment-user-id=\u00227\u0022 id=\u0022comment-38071\u0022 class=\u0022js-ajax-comments-id-38071 js-comment\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cmark class=\u0022hidden\u0022 data-comment-timestamp=\u00221560888768\u0022\u003E\u003C\/mark\u003E\n\n      \u003Cfooter\u003E\n      \u003Carticle\u003E\n  \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/esthergokhalemethodcom\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/teacher_biography\/Esther%20Gokhale%20Headshot%20600x600.png?itok=K6i4rTUJ\u0022 width=\u0022100\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 alt=\u0022Profile picture for user esther@gokhalemethod.com\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003EEstherG\u003C\/span\u003E on Tue, 06\/18\/2019 - 13:12\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38071#comment-38071\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38071#comment-38071\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EDear Craig,\u00a0Thank you for\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDear Craig,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThank you for your thoughtful post.\u0026nbsp;You speak truth in your statement that \u0022that we must work with our bodies as they actually are, and not merely as we might wish them to be.\u0022 Another sentiment I air with students is that we don\u0027t know enough to gat emotionally charged about what\u0027s not \u0022right\u0022 in our bodies. As much as I explore and write about posture, I still consider it to be in the realm of conjecture rather than fact. There are very few studies on the subject and the body is complex, so we\u0027re all guessing. That said, educated guessing \/ hypothesizing \/ exploring can sometimes give great results. So the endeavor continues!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI\u0027d like to add a few thoughts to some of yours:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0022Everything you say about the evil effects of slumped sitting is true but try as I might, for me, sitting upright \u201cwithout tension or effort\u201d is a cruel joke.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003EIf the spine has become rigid, it\u0027s not possible (or desirable) to straighten it. And the rigid bone supports the structure without muscle tension. I think that\u0027s partly why joints become rigid over time. If the structure is not entirely rigid, and if there\u0027s enough curvature\u0026nbsp;that it takes an inordinate amount\u0026nbsp;of muscular effort to be upright, I recommend using a backrest \/ support whenever possible (e.g. in meditation).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0022If you look closely at the older Buddha, you can see that the top of his pedestal slants forward and elevates his hips above his knees\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003EAn evenly slanted pedestal doesn\u0027t give the same abteverted result in the pelvis as a zafu\u0026nbsp;\/ folded blanket \/ wedge with a steep dropoff. In the Chinese Buddha figure, it\u0027s not quite supporting the pelvis well.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAbout the difficulty in seeing details in various photo angles and past layers of clothing - so true! I face this difficulty and uncertainty all the time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/why_does_the_oldest_chinese_buddha_figure_slump%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/why_does_the_oldest_chinese_buddha_figure_slump%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-comment-user-id=\u0022106512\u0022 id=\u0022comment-38068\u0022 class=\u0022js-ajax-comments-id-38068 js-comment\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cmark class=\u0022hidden\u0022 data-comment-timestamp=\u00221560832895\u0022\u003E\u003C\/mark\u003E\n\n      \u003Cfooter\u003E\n      \u003Carticle\u003E\n  \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/alethleangmailcom\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/default_images\/default_profile_photo.png?itok=W3ym34Dl\u0022 width=\u0022100\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 alt=\u0022Profile picture for user a.lethlean@gmail.com\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003EAlistairL\u003C\/span\u003E on Mon, 06\/17\/2019 - 21:41\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38068#comment-38068\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38068#comment-38068\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EA wonderful article Esther,\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA wonderful article Esther, thank you.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/why_does_the_oldest_chinese_buddha_figure_slump%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/why_does_the_oldest_chinese_buddha_figure_slump%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022indented\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-comment-user-id=\u00227\u0022 id=\u0022comment-38072\u0022 class=\u0022js-ajax-comments-id-38072 js-comment\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cmark class=\u0022hidden\u0022 data-comment-timestamp=\u00221560888797\u0022\u003E\u003C\/mark\u003E\n\n      \u003Cfooter\u003E\n      \u003Carticle\u003E\n  \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/esthergokhalemethodcom\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/teacher_biography\/Esther%20Gokhale%20Headshot%20600x600.png?itok=K6i4rTUJ\u0022 width=\u0022100\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 alt=\u0022Profile picture for user esther@gokhalemethod.com\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003EEstherG\u003C\/span\u003E on Tue, 06\/18\/2019 - 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12:06\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38070#comment-38070\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/38070#comment-38070\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EWhen I saw the photo of\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen I saw the photo of Esther on the zafu, I immediately thought of the Nada Chair. 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