passing through the middle
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Summary
In zazen the middle point is only an image: we wobble around it, enter it and leave it, and so we are always passing through the middle. Sitting in balance we hover between our thoughts and our feelings, and this state between thinking and feeling is why Buddhism is called the Middle Way. The Buddhist way comes from balance: when we practise balance, instead of choosing between this way or that way, we can find the middle way.
Part of ↑ balance ↑ middle way
Includes ↓ Hitler passing through the centre ↓ state between thinking and feeling
Main theme
we just wobble around and enter it and leave it. We are always passing through the middle
1Introductions 3: A Middle Without Intention Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters
The Buddhist way comes from balance. When we practise balance, instead of choosing between this way or this way, we can find the middle way
2A Buddhist Teacher Without a Plan June 2007 — Padmafarma
Developed
But Master Dogen taught that transcending both is the middle, and the middle way that the Buddha taught is transcending both these two.
3Genjo-koan 1: Four Viewpoints Summer 2002 — Genjo-koan
Mention
to act is to find the middle way between thinking about what we do and the physical aspects of what we do.
4Ikka-no-myoju 5: The Four Views Summer 2006 — Ikka-no-myoju
Also in the narrower keywords
Hitler passing through the centre +1 text
But even Hitler passed through the centre sometimes. So we can lead our life like this: extreme, extreme, extreme, and sometimes balanced.
Sacred and Ordinary Together July 2009 — Brno
state between thinking and feeling +2 texts
There is a state which is not thinking and not focusing on physical, but between the two.
Buddhism Beyond Robes and Incense June 2006 — Padmafarma
We sit in a state that is in the middle between thinking and feeling. This is why Buddhism is called the Middle Way.