Bill!,
Wow, that puts me in tears, Bill!.
Whether it was Koryu, or Maezumi, both, or neither. ;-)
I never asked either of my main teachers what their practice was; I wish I had.
Both are gone. I would have guessed shikantaza, but I could also have stood
to be surprised.
Your account is a great one.
Thanks!
--Joe
PS One thing I remember that Sheng Yen told us on Ch'an retreat: he said that
he does not practice on retreat: on retreat, he said, his practice instead is
to take care of all of us, 100% of the time. But, he knew how to take care of
himself. Which is the only reason he could take care of us.
> "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote:
>
> To validate what Joe has just said I can turn to a conversation I had with my
> zen teacher many years ago. Now you need to know this zen teacher was a very
> accomplished and well-respected zen master. Once later on in my practice
> about mid-way into my koan study with him I asked him what his practice was
> now. He replied, 'I am working on Mu.'
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