Folks,
Hi, how are you all?
Sometimes, I wonder whether zazen could be described as
ceremony which main goal, counsciously or not, is to reaffirm our
collective identity as zen followers.
That�s why orthodox zen teachers tell you that there is
nothing to gain from zazen. Zazen is only one of the ways by which
you can express your zen nature, or your identification with the
perceived Existence.
If that�s true, then the hole zen practice can be seen as a
way of expressing this identification, and is consequently subject to
historical circunstances.
So, if in Eastern Asia, the monastic way was the ideal
expression of this zen nature, which will be the ideal expression in
the contemporary, industrial, western world?
Regards.
Francisco.
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