state in zazen
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Summary
The state we are seeking is just the state in zazen. In it we have no concept of time and are not worrying about time, and the Heart Sutra can be read as a description of this simple state.
Part of ↑ zazen
Includes ↓ drifting in and out of wholeness ↓ experiencing reality in zazen ↓ finding ourselves in zazen ↓ Heart Sutra describing zazen ↓ state between thinking and feeling ↓ state of brightness and colour ↓ state without thinking and feeling ↓ zazen as waking up ↓ zazen practicing me
Main theme
the state that we are seeking is just the state in zazen
1Enlightenment as a Normal State July 2009 — Dibbavana
Developed
we don’t have any concept of time, we’re not worrying about time, and time does not exist for us
2Uji 1: The Depth of the Present Summer 2007 — Uji
Also in the narrower keywords
drifting in and out of wholeness +1 text
This drifting in and out of wholeness is our experience of natural balance.
How To Pursue the Truth Shobogenzo · Bendōwa
experiencing reality in zazen +2 texts
sitting in Zazen we reflect ourselves, we reflect the world, so we can experience reality
Ikka-no-myoju 3: Our Place in the Universe Summer 2006 — Ikka-no-myoju
we can recognise the true nature of reality, the true nature of time intuitively with our whole body and mind
finding ourselves in zazen +2 texts
In zazen, we find ourselves. Irritable self. Negative self. Aggressive self. Sexy self.
Zazen from Four Viewpoints June 2005 — Lotus Centre
how do we find ourselves without books? Well, Dogen says that practising zazen, his meditation technique, is sitting with ourselves, facing ourselves
Old Writings and Our Own Life September 2013 — Banský Studenec
Heart Sutra describing zazen +1 text
So it is a description of the state in Zazen, the simple state
MMK 1: The Four Conditions Summer 2008 — Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika
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.
state of brightness and colour +1 text
everything around me appears naturally and is very clear. And at those times I’m actually where I am
Kuge 1: Ripening Fruit Winter 2007 — Kuge
state without thinking and feeling +1 text
the fine and peaceful state is when you are not thinking and you are not feeling
Zen Without Spirituality September 2015 — Banský Studenec
zazen as waking up +1 text
we practise zazen, which is waking up and then sleeping. And when we wake up, we notice
Two Things, and the Rest Is Fashion August 2012 — Dibbavana
zazen practicing me +1 text
we can say, ‘Zazen is practicing me,’ for example. And sometimes we can catch the truth in that expression.
Shoaku Makusa 3: Balance and Not Doing Wrong Winter 2006 — Shoaku Makusa