Zazen Notes

Thanissaro Bhikku wrote:

Emptiness as a quality of dharmas, in the early canons, means simply that one cannot identify them as one’s own self or having anything pertaining to one’s own self… Emptiness as a mental state, in the early canons, means a mode of perception in which one neither adds anything ...  read more

I think I can describe setting up mindfulness of proprioception a little better.

Checking in with pitch, yaw, and roll wherever I feel my awareness to be can be useful, provided at the same time I am open to the possible movement of awareness (movement that can take place without any physical movement).

I find that a sense of movement forward and back, ...  read more

Ungan asked Dogo, “What use does the great Bodhisattva of Compassion make of all those hands and eyes?” Dogo said, “It is like a person straightening the pillow with outstretched hands in the middle of the night.” Ungan said, “I have understood.” Dogo said, “How do you understand?” Ungan said, “All ...  read more