retreat and daily life
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Summary
Long summer retreats, as in Dogen's time, are a very nice tradition that came from the rainy season in India, but the most important thing is to practise every day: twenty minutes a day is more important than five hours a day for five days on a sesshin and then nothing. When we return home after a retreat, we have the benefit of zazen whether we want it or not, and we can keep it or throw it away. Coming home balanced, we may even miss the disturbance; and the ceremonies outside the sesshin, in everyday life, are more important than those inside it.
Part of ↑ retreat
Includes ↓ ceremonies outside the sesshin ↓ missing the disturbance
Developed
So when we return home after a retreat, we have the benefit of zazen whether we want it or not.
1Introductions 2: Reality in Ordinary Moments Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters
than it is to practise five hours a day for five days on a sesshin and then do nothing.
2Buddhism Free from ‘Buddhism’ September 2009 — Earth Spirit
Mention
is a very nice tradition. But the most important thing is to practise every day.
3Enlightenment as a Normal State July 2009 — Dibbavana
Also in the narrower keywords
ceremonies outside the sesshin +1 text
there are other ceremonies outside the sesshin which are more important than the ceremonies inside the sesshin
Ceremony and Everyday Life February 2009 — Cholín
missing the disturbance +1 text
from our deep subconscious, we feel that we miss the disturbance
Zazen Without an Intentional Aim February 2009 — Cholín