ED, I'm reading a book right now about Hakuin and his focus on the kensho experience. Certainly makes sense to me. It could also be argued, however, that for some people that relentless pursuit of kensho pushes them ever further from it. I also notice that D. T. Suzuki was of the same mind as Hakuin:
According to D. T. Suzuki, "Satori is the raison d'être of Zen, without which Zen is no Zen. Therefore every contrivance, disciplinary and doctrinal, is directed towards satori." (Wiki search for 'satori'). Mike ________________________________ From: ED <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, 28 March, 2011 3:16:57 Subject: [Zen] Hakuin's Zen "For Hakuin, what was most important was the breakthrough *kensho* experience, reached after years of rigorous meditation practice; apart from *kensho*, the words and ideas of Zen are worthless and meaningless. Hakuin's Zen represents a level of authenticity consonant with the height of Zen in the T'ang Dynasty. It is a Zen that focuses on the central matter relentlessly, and has absolutely no use for anything that serves to distract from this."
