Hello everyone, I am new to Zen (and this subreddit), and after reading this sub for a while, it seems that the general view here contradicts the mainstream media's view on the importance of meditation in Zen. I believe many people here say that meditation is not important to zen and real zen masters have not relied on it/recommended it.
If meditation is not important and as some suggest, should even be avoided, how would a Zen student become enlightened? Do they rely only on koans and instant zen? Do they reserve any time for introspection and contemplation? Instead of formally meditating, do they just spend time by themselves thinking about the metaphysical aspects of life?
Submitted March 17, 2023 at 04:12AM by BobbyShmurda673 https://ift.tt/SNu3GHg
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