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January 2019 SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: THOUGHTS and EMOTIONS are GOOD ZAZEN too!
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I am going to say something that might be missed or not emphasized enough in many explanations of Shikantaza Zazen. (I apologize to any teachers who do in fact say this).
In Shikantaza, trains of thought and stormy emotions might come. and we are told to release the thoughts, become untangled, returning to the posture or breath or 'open awareness,' the stillness and silence free of thoughts. Then, when more thoughts come, we just repeat. That is correct.
However...
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: THOUGHTS and EMOTIONS are GOOD ZAZEN too! »
314 episodes
Manage episode 225000021 series 2363773
I am going to say something that might be missed or not emphasized enough in many explanations of Shikantaza Zazen. (I apologize to any teachers who do in fact say this).
In Shikantaza, trains of thought and stormy emotions might come. and we are told to release the thoughts, become untangled, returning to the posture or breath or 'open awareness,' the stillness and silence free of thoughts. Then, when more thoughts come, we just repeat. That is correct.
However...
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: THOUGHTS and EMOTIONS are GOOD ZAZEN too! »
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