Tag: zen
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The place where I sit.
The term zazen means sitting-zen. And zen is just a word for meditation. Nothing mysterious. Nothing esoteric.Zen is simply the practice of meditation.Meditation is simply a discipline of abiding wholeheartedly in the present moment as it unfolds without adding anything extra. And boy do we add a lot. I sit zazen in the corner of […]
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Podcast: Waking up.
An introduction to the practice of meditation from Sam Harris. I have already mentioned Sam Harris and his subscription based* Waking Up app in one of my posts about mindfulness. I am always micro-despondent at people who try to monetise the practice of meditation. It’s like charging you to learn how to breathe. So (without […]
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Instructions for Zazen
“Therefore, put aside the intellectual practice of investigating words and chasing phrases, and learn to take the backward step that turns the light and shines it inward. Body and mind of themselves will drop away, and your original face will manifest. If you want to realize suchness, get to work on suchness right now. …” […]
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