[Zen] Re: Buddhist meditation practices

[ED]

Bill,

I think that you have stated that Shikantaza is sitting with a 'clear
mind' or in a state of 'mind-less-ness.'

These statements appear to be compatible with the analogy used by two of
my past Tibetan Buddhist teachers, namely, that the meditative state of
mind is like a clear blue sky, with a few clouds occasionally floating
by.

It's a matter of emphasis. The meditator's mind must dwell mainly in and
on the clear sky state, with clouds paid a subdued notice.

--ED



--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote:
>
> THAT'S what I'm talking about!!!


> --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, "ED" seacrofter001@ wrote:
> >
> > "According to Dôgen Zenji, shikantaza i.e. resting in a state of
> > brightly alert attention that is free of thoughts, directed to no
> > object, and attached to no particular content—is the highest or
> > purest form of zazen, zazen as it was practiced by all the buddhas
of
> > the past."