hi guys. i like buddhism. ive practiced pure land for afew years, meditated on a regular basis, and have occassionally peeked into this sub and well, every time i get very confused. i get the idea that zen is confusing with the koans and what not, but what is zen and what makes it different from other branches of mahayana? i understand that it is based in mind to mind transmission and 'outside of the scriptures', but whats all this other shit about?
i thought zen/chan was the school focused on meditation, yet apparently the patriarchs denounced sitting meditation. is walking meditation ok? is zen practice sitting in your room and reading koans from the gateless gate until nothing makes sense? if so fair enough, im just confused how zen relates to the buddhas mission to cessate suffering
and what did dogen do?
Submitted June 09, 2020 at 02:43AM by yellowmoses https://ift.tt/2AQCiT7
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