intention

• To be fully in the present is not an intentional activity

  Bussho 3: Acting in the Present Moment Winter 2005 — Bussho

Texts

1. Dropping Off Heart, Mind and Body ●●● June 2007 — Padmafarma

   If we throw something away, we push it from us. Intention. If we drop off something, we stop holding it

   dropping off versus throwing away · zazen without intention
2. Fukan-zazengi ●●● Shobogenzo

   Do not aim to become a buddha.

   not trying to become a Buddha
3. Introductions 3: A Middle Without Intention ●●● Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters

   When we sit in zazen, we have no intention to get anything, and we have no intention to stop getting anything

   zazen without intention
4. Uji 4: Contradictory Explanations ●●● Winter 2004 — Uji

   there’s some kind of natural process, not the result of some kind of intention

   natural action without intention
5. Bussho 3: Acting in the Present Moment ●●● Winter 2005 — Bussho

   To be fully in the present is not an intentional activity

   being in the present as action
6. Ikka-no-myoju 3: Our Place in the Universe ●●● Summer 2006 — Ikka-no-myoju

   whether or not we do it again doesn’t depend on our intention, but on our state

   action from our state, not intention · trying to give up smoking
7. Shoaku Makusa 2: Not Doing Wrong as a State ●●● Winter 2006 — Shoaku Makusa

   suggests that we don’t have a strong intention. So balanced action doesn’t have a strong intention.

   balanced action without strong intention
8. Zazen Without an Intentional Aim ●●● February 2009 — Cholín

   because zazen doesn't have any intentional aim, it's much more powerful

   zazen without intention
9. The Map in Our Head ●●● May 2012 — Nová Dedinka

   did I decide it, or did it decide me? Actually, I didn't make a decision.

   intention to take the next step · the decision that made me
10. Zen Without Spirituality ●●● September 2015 — Banský Studenec

    In English, intention, in tension. So what is zazen? Zazen is to have no intention

    zazen without intention
11. How To Pursue the Truth ●●● Shobogenzo · Bendōwa

    claim our share of the realization of what is here already because we have no intention to get anything

    zazen without intention
12. Genjo-koan 1: Four Viewpoints ●●● Summer 2002 — Genjo-koan

    to stop stopping ourselves is a very effective way to stop ourselves

    stop stopping ourselves
13. The Life of Master Dogen ●●● June 2005 — Lotus Centre

    they had a very strong aim while they were practising: they wanted to become enlightened

    enlightenment as the aim of zazen
14. An Introduction to Shobogenzo ●●● June 2005 — Lotus Centre

    This method, in which there is no intention of reaching an aim, is subtle

    zazen without intention
15. Ikka-no-myoju 1: A Pearl in Ordinary Things ●●● Summer 2006 — Ikka-no-myoju

    we’re not always thinking our way through our lives. We’re living our way through our lives

    Bodhidharma's unplanned coming to China
16. Kuge 1: Ripening Fruit ●●● Winter 2007 — Kuge

    suggest very strongly that Bodhidharma came to China naturally

    Bodhidharma's unplanned coming to China
17. Opposites and Being Upright ●●● July 2009 — Brno

    So for Dogen, not to make an effort to become Buddha is to be upright

    not trying to become a Buddha
18. Just to Be Alive Is Enough ●●● August 2011 — Dibbavana

    We should practise zazen like someone who is dying. For someone who is dying, there's nothing to rely on.

    practising like someone who is dying
19. Effort Without Knowing the Result ●●● May 2014 — Banský Studenec

    it is fine to have an intention to do something. But desire is something else

    intention and desire
20. Buddhist State as Semi-Permeable Membrane ●●● September 2015 — Banský Studenec

    So what's the correct motivation, or what do we get from that, or what's the benefit?

    right motivation for zazen
21. Civilisation as a Shared Trance ●●● July 2021 — Skalní fara

    If you practise zazen, you can find a motivation or a drive which is something different from feeling good.

    feeling good as motivation
22. The Relation Between the Autonomic Nervous System and Buddhism ●●●

    Zazen is not a means to attain “enlightenment,” but is just an act to experience the balance of the ANS.

    enlightenment as the aim of zazen
23. Gaku do yo jin shu - Practical Advice on Pursuing the Buddhist Truth ●●●

    we should sit away the roots of intention

    zazen without intention
24. Buddha-nature ●●● Shobogenzo · Bussho

    When he expressed his view, his state was natural and unintentional; just like a cow coming up to you and mooing!

    cow coming up and mooing
25. Preface ●●● Shobogenzo

    supports Nishijima Roshi's interpretation that 無為 (MUI) describes zazen as natural, or without intention; something as it is

    zazen without intention
26. Zazen from Four Viewpoints ●●● June 2005 — Lotus Centre

    If we think that zazen will give us some peaceful, beautiful state, like a golden Buddha, we're dreaming.

    peaceful golden Buddha
27. Bussho 2: This World, Not Heaven ●●● Summer 2005 — Bussho

    his state was natural and unintentional; just like a cow coming up to you and mooing

    cow coming up and mooing
28. One Moon, Two Moons ●●●

    Dogen teaches that the practice of Zazen –sitting without intention – is the method that the Buddha taught

    zazen without intention
29. What did the Buddha discover? ●●●

    In this aimless state he sat.

    zazen without intention
30. Zazen: how to do it ●●●

    Do not try to become a Buddha. After all, how could that concern sitting or standing?

    not trying to become a Buddha

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