If I may add, this view is also emphasized in our school. Enlightenment
is the only thing that matters in Chan.
Be Enlightened In This Life - We ALL Can
http://chanjmjm.blogspot.com
http://www.heartchan.org
On 3/27/2011 6:05 PM, mike brown wrote:
ED,
I'm reading a book right now about Hakuin and his focus on the kensho
experience. Certainly makes sense to me. It could also be argued,
however, that for some people that relentless pursuit of kensho pushes
them ever further from it. I also notice that D. T. Suzuki was of the
same mind as Hakuin:
According to D. T. Suzuki, "*Satori* is the raison d'être of Zen,
without which Zen is no Zen. Therefore every contrivance, disciplinary
and doctrinal, is directed towards *satori*." (Wiki search for 'satori').
Mike
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*From:* ED <[email protected]>
*To:* [email protected]
*Sent:* Mon, 28 March, 2011 3:16:57
*Subject:* [Zen] Hakuin's Zen
"For Hakuin, what was most important was the breakthrough *kensho*
experience, reached after years of rigorous meditation practice; apart
from *kensho*, the words and ideas of Zen are worthless and meaningless.
Hakuin's Zen represents a level of authenticity consonant with the
height of Zen in the T'ang Dynasty.
It is a Zen that focuses on the central matter relentlessly, and has
absolutely no use for anything that serves to distract from this."
