Q1: Not Zen? 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 saying that your lineage has moved away from Zen and if not, how would you respond to being challenged concerning it?
A: If you see anything in the slightest different from mind, you forfeit your own life. Thus for those who attain the path, there is nothing that is not it.
- Foyan
Q: What's your text? What text, personal experience, quote from a master, or story from zen lore best reflects your understanding of the essence of zen?
A: All the Buddhas and all sentient Beings are nothing but the One Mind, beside which nothing exists.
- Huangpo
Q: Dharma low tides? 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, sit, or post on r/zen?
A: Try some deep breathing techniques and see how you feel.
Remember not to believe everything you think. (For this reason.)
And then read some Sengcan and trust that things are never as bad as they seem and everything will be okay.
AMA :)
Submitted June 12, 2020 at 06:15AM by IlluminatedKnight https://ift.tt/3dWB5bh
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