Kirk wrote:
> I think it is safe to say that Zen is a path that addresses the > experiential with zazen as its central methodology -- a sort of undoing of yourself, > the conditioned cultural and experiential part of your personality that > continuously reacts and feeds your ego. > > Think of it this way, while you are reading this you are already reacting > inside in an automatic way. Zen seeks to loosen the bounds of your false > self and return you to your natural state. Part of the reason why Zen > honors spontaneity, clarity, nature and a sense of the primordial untouched > mother that feeds us all. Greetings! I resonate strongly with the above statements on zen. Does anyone hold a different perspective? --ED --- In [email protected], novelid...@... wrote: > > Greetings > > In my estimation there really is no way to assert what Zen is, whether you > are restricting it to zazen; or opening it to a wider religious and > cultural discussion. The best we can do is just admit we fall short and perhaps > point to our own experience, to presence. Of course we could ask ourselves > who is being present? > > So repeating zazen zazen zazen with platitudes to support it, or explaining > big Zen and little zen, does do much but tell us something about who is > doing the talking and perhaps who is doing the listening here. > > I think it is safe to say that Zen is a path that addresses the > experiential with zazen as its central methodology -- a sort of undoing of yourself, > the conditioned cultural and experiential part of your personality that > continuously reacts and feeds your ego. > > Think of it this way, while you are reading this you are already reacting > inside in an automatic way. Zen seeks to loosen the bounds of your false > self and return you to your natural state. Part of the reason why Zen > honors spontaneity, clarity, nature and a sense of the primordial untouched > mother that feeds us all. > > In this respect Zen shares a great deal in common with Sufism, although the > methods might be a great deal different. > > Best wishes > > Kirk
