How to counter dullness when doing Zazen?

Hi guys,

I looked for this, but didn't find it. I wonder how one can counter the danger of succumbing to dullness when doing Zazen.

I come from a Vipassana background, where there are many techniques of deliberately looking for dullness and countering it. This is especially highlighted, since a certain state of dullness will bring forth pleasant feelings and little distraction, so it might be easy to mistake this for great concentration and mindfulness, while, in fact, it isn't.

Since, in Zen, one doesn't work so closely with these checks and reflections, I wonder how you spot and correct for dreaminess and dullness.

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Thanks, and best regards.

Submitted November 07, 2019 at 10:57PM by Dingsala https://ift.tt/2CqP3Ry