I've been doing Zazen for some time now but wanted to progress into these koans people talk about. Bought the Gateless Gate, and got into the first case which is Mu.
I'm told I should contemplate it day and night, 24/7. But when I do that, I cannot see my children's faces, I cannot see flowers, all I can see is Mu.
How is this not only a distraction/escape from ordinary life?
It brings to my mind these people I saw in India walking around jaded and repeating a certain mantra, yes absorbed but not really aware of what's happening around them.
Sorry. Beginner question.
Submitted May 12, 2019 at 03:36PM by Wokmichelin http://bit.ly/2PYscTC
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