The Art of Just Sitting: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza.

The Art of Just Sitting: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza


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The former greatly favouring the use in meditation on the koan (公案, a meditative riddle or puzzle) as a device for spiritual break-through, and the latter (while certainly employing koans) focusing more on shikantaza or “just sitting”. Mar 18, 2009 - I take as my personal creed… this powerful message from a dear person who has shared her life with us in her masterful writing: .. Sep 7, 2013 - The Art of Just Sitting: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza. If shikantaza is “just hit sit”, as you could stretch Kobun's remarks to conclude, then why offer instructions to folks who are thinking of taking up zazen as a practice? Yet from your writing I get that feeling that you believe such a state is an essential part of (at least) your practice. In any sort of hypnotic, hypnic or any other state between awake or dreaming while sitting zazen. Dec 12, 2010 - Fujita and in my opinion {these} should be deemed required reading for all of those who practice Shikantaza. Feb 27, 2012 - Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha (Sanskrit/Pāli) “the awakened one”). Oct 20, 2012 - In the early period, as I was saying, it seems to me that he hadn't fully resolved the nasty moral and practice implications of the original enlightenment teaching (“It's all good” and “whatever” and “just sit”) that were vogue in his day. Jul 11, 2009 - What you describe regarding the practice of atma-vichara as advocated by Ramana Maharishi, I interpret as being very similar to the practice of choice-less awareness, or shikantaza, as it is commonly referred to by Zen practitioners. I always sit in silence at the end of the day, and just slowly recall all the moments of great full ness - it helps that I pause before I eat for instance, or do my Yoga, so that my awareness is more fully present - that means, at the . Nov 5, 2013 - The Art of Just Sitting, Second Edition: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza. Well, many teachers don't offer any instruction. Nov 10, 2012 - The Art of Just Sitting sounded right to me (even if its subtitle, Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza ) sounded more serious). Fujita has explored in his writings the physical aspects of sitting in a very unique way. I am practicing the art of 'thanking me' and increasing the times I thank those around me and thanking God.

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