Not Zen? (Repeat Question 1) Suppose a person denotes your lineage and your teacher as Buddhism unrelated to Zen, because there are several quotations from Zen patriarchs denouncing seated meditation. Would you be fine admitting that your lineage has moved away from Zen and if not, how would you respond?
I'm fine admitting it if true, I don't have a lineage I can claim.
What's your text? (Repeat Question 2) What text, personal experience, quote from a master, or story from zen lore best reflects your understanding of the essence of zen?
I enjoyed Foyan a lot, Huang Po, others. I stepped away from reading any Zen for a while, but I'm trying to wade through Dahui as I get motivation to do so.
Dharma low tides? (Repeat Question 3) What do you suggest as a course of action for a student wading through a "dharma low-tide"? What do you do when it's like pulling teeth to read, bow, chant, or sit?
I don't bow, I don't chant and only sit when I need a break.
This is short as I've already done two of these, under two former user names. 114XXX(whatever it was) and JoselvisPrestalin. You can look them up if you want. I don't think they're representative.
Ask me stuff. This is more or less a reintroduction for continuity sake.
Submitted February 15, 2018 at 10:46PM by WheresNorthFromHere7 http://ift.tt/2stmwJ4
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