zazen as the state of buddha
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also zazen as enlightenment itself · zazen ako samo osvietenie · sitting in zazen as satori itself · zazen as the enlightened state · realisation in zazen · realizace v zazenu · truth in zazen practice · pravda v praxi zazenu · zazen as wisdom itself · zazen jako moudrost sama · zazen jako osvícení samo · realizácia v zazene · zazen ako samotná múdrosť · zazen jako stav buddhy CZ
Summary
Mike says that for Master Dogen, when you sit in zazen you are buddha, and Kodo Sawaki that Master Dogen called the state of sitting in zazen satori itself. For Mike there is no enlightenment and no realisation outside of zazen, whatever state we sit in, that state is buddha, and Master Dogen’s truth is not something we know but something in the practice of zazen.
Part of ↑ zazen ↑ buddha ↑ enlightenment
Includes ↓ balance as the state of Buddha ↓ everybody practising zazen is Buddha ↓ receiving affirmation
Main theme
there's no enlightenment outside of Zazen, there's no realisation outside of Zazen, or outside of action
1Genjo-koan 3: Action Only Here and Now Summer 2002 — Genjo-koan
Master Dogen’s truth is not something that you know, it’s something in the practice of zazen
2Introductions 1: Rules and Reality Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters
When we practise zazen, we sit in our state, whatever it is. And that state is buddha.
3Uji 3: The Changing State of Zazen Winter 2004 — Uji
Master Dogen said that the state of sitting in Zazen is satori itself
4Zazen According to Sawaki Summer 2004 — Yoko Luetchford
Dogen kind of destroys that understanding, as usual, and he says: When you sit in zazen, you are buddha.
5Zazen Is Not Meditation July 2021 — Skalní fara
In reality, practicing Zazen IS being enlightened. When we practice now, the state we sit in is the enlightened state.
6How To Pursue the Truth Shobogenzo · Bendōwa
The Buddha was about to finish the practice of Zazen, the practice that is wisdom itself
Also in the narrower keywords
balance as the state of Buddha +1 text
if you feel balanced, this is the state of Buddha. What? No, no, no. Buddha is wonderful
Zen Without Spirituality September 2015 — Banský Studenec
everybody practising zazen is Buddha +3 texts
this state is always in our zazen, even the first time we practise
Dropping Off Heart, Mind and Body June 2007 — Padmafarma
everybody who practises zazen is a Buddha, and new or old is not important
No Hierarchy of Enlightenment July 2009 — Dibbavana
we are sitting in the same state as Gautama Buddha, and this is true of beginners and experienced practitioners equally