**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?
Sure whatever most lineages are bs anyways, ill do my best to denounce this lineage too if there a no buddhas springing from 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?
“Yun-men knocked on Master Muzhou’s gate.- Who is? Mu-zhou said.- Ven-jen.- What do you want? "I'm not aware of myself," said Yun-men, "I came for advice." Muzhou opened the door, looking at Yun-men, but immediately closed it. For three days, day after day, he slammed the door in front of Yun-men's nose. On the third day, as Muzhou opened, Yun-man managed to break into the room.- Talk now! Mu-zhou grabbed him. - Speak! But Yun-men did not know what to answer. (I want the pain in my foot)
**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?
what kind of stupid question is this? This stuff plagues me, I do no get a break. Its 7am, i have spent all night getting frustrated at this. sort it out yourself.
Submitted September 20, 2020 at 02:35AM by maitri93 https://ift.tt/3hKfELN
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