- 1. 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?
- 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?
- 2. 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?
- What text, personal experience, quote from a master, or story from zen lore best reflects your understanding of the essence of zen?
- 3. 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?
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•1. My lineage doesn't seem to move but is totally fine with validated modification.
•2. - 49. Amban's Addition tagged onto Gateless Gate. The grand facilitator. This part in particular:
"Stop. Stop, do not speak. The ultimate truth is not even to think."
•3. Grab a root and growl. 👨🏻🚀grr!
Submitted July 20, 2020 at 05:17AM by Duct_Dodgers https://ift.tt/3hjOV9g
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