Zazen Notes

I aspire to realize the Gautamid’s practice, but for me this is a matter of relaxing and waking up to stuff that’s already going on for me (or falling asleep to it).

I don’t think his description was sufficient for me to practice. I think most folks who call themselves Buddhist would take it for granted that the Gautamid’s ...  read more

Lately I am looking for something when I sit, and I confess it. This morning I sat at 3:30 am because the smoke alarms went off (for no apparent reason), and I looked for three things: 1) a sense of location in space; 2) a sense of pitch, yaw, and roll at the location of my awareness that extends and receives the ability to feel; 3) an inclusion ...  read more

We’ve all got our guiding lights, but it’s the place the Zen teacher’s action comes from that marks the living absence of a substantial self, that would be what has drawn me to Zen from the beginning. I’m currently convinced this place is where my awareness is right at the moment, although I might not be the best example to ...  read more