Bill,
Does 'zen' involve just doing zazen (shikantaza) practice? Are there any other recommendations, whether derived from Buddhism or elsewhere? Is a teacher or guide required? Is there any material on 'zen' on the Internet? Are there currently any 'zen' teachers in the US that you are aware of? Thanks, ED --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > Kristy, > > Most of the time when I use the a phrase like 'the zen I practice' it is really just to signal everyone that I'm not claiming I am the official spokesman for traditional Zen Buddhism. I do claim however to be the official spokesman for 'the zen I practice' and do feel very confident in talking about it. > > Put simply I beleive 'the zen I practice' is Zen Buddhsim without the Buddhism. That's why I always distinguish between 'the zen I practice' (lower case 'z') and the proper name Zen Buddhism (with an upper case 'Z'). > > So...if you can think about zen as including practices that are not specific to Buddhism - like zazen; while not including things that are specific to Buddhism - like the Eightfold Path and enlightenment, then that's all it is. > > ...Bill! > --- In [email protected], Kristy McClain healthyplay1@ wrote: > > > > Hi Bill, > > > > You often refer to "the zen you practice", as in the following: > > > > > To answer your question, anything that involves observing does not sound like zen to me. In the zen I practice there are no dualities such as observer/observed (subject/object)...Bill! > > > > > > > Would you be willing to share how you do this, or give an example? > > > > Thanks.. ~K
