January 21, 2009
Of the things that interested me about the study and practice of Zen were statements like “chop wood, fetch water, seek enlightenment”. Statements that Zen is intensely practical piqued my interest. I’ve stated before that I’m a Pragmatist (“do what works”). I came to this conclusion on my own, through experience and study – but [...]
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January 20, 2009
I’ve read about many different forms of meditation: moon-walking, sun-walking, yoga, wall staring, zazen, etc. The books relating to Zen Buddhism I’ve read that have been written by westerners stress zazen as the sine qua non of Zen practice. Zazen itself takes many forms (koan meditation, etc.), but the central idea is sitting still – which [...]
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