Zazen Notes

For me it’s more about readdressing the process we are undertaking as Buddhists (or probably Bon and Daoist for that matter) to see it in a light which actually makes it work a little better(?) , easier (?) – or even kinder …

(Apech, on “The Dao Bums”)

I’m with you on that!

Kobun Chino Otogawa once said:

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I dreamt I was walking with a group of people near the top of a granite peak. Kobun was there, and he mentioned that I should update the presentation of “The Mudra of Zen”, my original website. I was a little put off, knowing how much work would be involved.

When I woke up, I realized how lucky I was, to be able to give advice to ...  read more

In his book “An Introduction to Zen Training”, Rinzai Zen teacher Omori Sogen described the role of strength in the lower abdomen in the practice of seated meditation:

In the Yagyu-ryu (a school of swordsmanship), there is a secret teaching called “Seikosui”. Yagyu Toshinaga, a master of the Yagyu-ryu, taught ...  read more