neither thinking nor not thinking
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also different from thinking · non-thinking in zazen · a different kind of thinking · ani myšlení, ani nemyšlení CZ
Summary
Neither thinking nor not thinking, or different from thinking, from the Japanese hishiryo, describes the state in zazen. In it we don’t have a train of thought in our minds; it contains some intelligent behaviour, but it is not thinking, and the thinking that goes on in the balanced state is not the same as ordinary thinking.
Part of ↑ zazen
Main theme
The first is that zazen is different from thinking. This strange phrase comes from the Japanese hishiryo.
1Zazen from Four Viewpoints June 2005 — Lotus Centre
Developed
in that state we don’t have a train of thought in our minds
2Introductions 1: Rules and Reality Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters
the essential skill of Buddhas, which is neither thinking nor not thinking
3Zazen Without an Intentional Aim February 2009 — Cholín
By ‘different from thinking’ he is suggesting that what he is doing does contain some intelligent behaviour but it’s not thinking
4MMK 3: Cutting Through Categories Summer 2008 — Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika
the thinking that goes on when we’re in the balanced state is not the same as ordinary thinking
5Shoaku Makusa 4: Doing Right Without a Doer Winter 2006 — Shoaku Makusa
The state in zazen is without intention and is different from thinking.