zazen without intention
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also practice without intention of an aim · zazen without intentional aim · sitting without a goal · zazen as giving up hope · cutting the roots of intention · not trying to get anything · no intention to gain · sedenie bez cieľa · sezení bez cíle · zazen ako vzdanie sa nádeje · zazen jako vzdání se naděje · odseknutie koreňov úmyslu · odseknutí kořenů úmyslu · nesnažiť sa nič získať · nesnažit se nic získat
Summary
When we sit in zazen, we have no intention to get anything, and no intention to stop getting anything. Mike plays on the English word: intention, in tension; zazen is to have no intention. Because it has no intentional aim, zazen is much more powerful, a subtle method in which there is no intention of reaching an aim.
Part of ↑ zazen ↑ intention ↑ aim
Includes ↓ enlightenment as the aim of zazen ↓ not trying to become a Buddha ↓ peaceful golden Buddha ↓ practising like someone who is dying ↓ right motivation for zazen
Main theme
When we sit in zazen, we have no intention to get anything, and we have no intention to stop getting anything
1Introductions 3: A Middle Without Intention Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters
because zazen doesn't have any intentional aim, it's much more powerful
2Zazen Without an Intentional Aim February 2009 — Cholín
In English, intention, in tension. So what is zazen? Zazen is to have no intention
3Zen Without Spirituality September 2015 — Banský Studenec
Developed
This method, in which there is no intention of reaching an aim, is subtle
4An Introduction to Shobogenzo June 2005 — Lotus Centre
At that moment, Master Dogen understood, I see. We're not trying to get anything. We're trying to let everything drop away
5Dropping Off Heart, Mind and Body June 2007 — Padmafarma
claim our share of the realization of what is here already because we have no intention to get anything
6How To Pursue the Truth Shobogenzo · Bendōwa
we should sit away the roots of intention
7Gaku do yo jin shu - Practical Advice on Pursuing the Buddhist Truth
Mention
supports Nishijima Roshi's interpretation that 無為 (MUI) describes zazen as natural, or without intention; something as it is
8Preface Shobogenzo
In this aimless state he sat.
Dogen teaches that the practice of Zazen –sitting without intention – is the method that the Buddha taught
Also in the narrower keywords
enlightenment as the aim of zazen +2 texts
they had a very strong aim while they were practising: they wanted to become enlightened
The Life of Master Dogen June 2005 — Lotus Centre
Zazen is not a means to attain “enlightenment,” but is just an act to experience the balance of the ANS.
The Relation Between the Autonomic Nervous System and Buddhism
not trying to become a Buddha +3 texts
Do not aim to become a buddha.
Fukan-zazengi Shobogenzo
So for Dogen, not to make an effort to become Buddha is to be upright
Opposites and Being Upright July 2009 — Brno
Do not try to become a Buddha. After all, how could that concern sitting or standing?
peaceful golden Buddha +1 text
If we think that zazen will give us some peaceful, beautiful state, like a golden Buddha, we're dreaming.
Zazen from Four Viewpoints June 2005 — Lotus Centre
practising like someone who is dying +1 text
We should practise zazen like someone who is dying. For someone who is dying, there's nothing to rely on.
Just to Be Alive Is Enough August 2011 — Dibbavana
right motivation for zazen +1 text
So what's the correct motivation, or what do we get from that, or what's the benefit?
Buddhist State as Semi-Permeable Membrane September 2015 — Banský Studenec
feeling good as motivation +1 text
If you practise zazen, you can find a motivation or a drive which is something different from feeling good.
Civilisation as a Shared Trance July 2021 — Skalní fara