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The Art of Just Sitting: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza by

The Art of Just Sitting: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza ebook
Page: 256
Format: pdf
Publisher: Wisdom Publications MA
ISBN: 9780861719495

Jan 14, 2013 - Nonthinking: The Essential Art of Zen Practice-Enlightenment. I am practicing the art of 'thanking me' and increasing the times I thank those around me and thanking God. Jan 5, 2012 - The Art of Just Sitting: Essential writings on the zen practice of shikantaza. Aug 1, 2009 - Simply sitting like a buddha cannot awaken you to Buddhahood. True zazen requires you to make particular, concentrated effort. In the earliest Buddhist teachings, .. The Zen boys seem to think that ALL thinking is bad and we should just walk around in a somnambulistic state to achieve true happiness; true ignorance is bliss philosophy. (???), the former greatly favouring the use in meditation on the koan (??, a meditative riddle or puzzle) as a device for spiritual break-through, and the latter (while certainly employing koans) focusing more on shikantaza or "just sitting". I always sit in silence at the end of the day, and just slowly recall all the moments of great full ness - it helps that I pause before I eat for instance, or do my Yoga, so that my awareness is more fully present - that means, at the . Feb 4, 2013 - The Art of Just Sitting: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza. PS: Barry has graciously offered his new book The Path of Zen to everyone. Mar 18, 2009 - I take as my personal creed… this powerful message from a dear person who has shared her life with us in her masterful writing: .. Please click here to obtain a copy. It's simply beautiful… and very real! Feb 5, 2013 - The Art of Just Sitting: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza. Dogen's writings seem to be a lot more along these lines of incorporating your practice into the everyday with his concentration on the notion of 'shikantaza'. Oct 22, 2011 - Some schools of Buddhism discourage doctrinal study, and some regard it as essential, but most regard it as having a place, at least for some persons at some stages in Buddhist practice. This brings us to the next topic of discussion; Dogen's notion of authentic practice-enlightenment.