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Friday, March 02, 2007
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Zen Zaa!! Catoon 9
Category: Religion and Philosophy
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What Is Zen?
Zen Master Seung Sahn has said that Zen is very simple. "What are you?" Zen Master Dae Kwang, the Abbot of the Kwan Um School, has described Zen as understanding yourself and helping other people.
"Entering the gate of Zen practice simply means returning to your mind as it naturally is before thinking arises.
This point is universal substance and your true nature. People sometimes call it true self, or nature, or Buddha, or God, or energy, or mind, or consciousness, or holiness, or the Absolute. People call it many, many things, but originally this point has no name and no form...That is because this point is already before thinking...
Your relationship to this world and your relationship to yourself are not based on thinking. Your correct relationship to this life does not come out of any kind of understanding. You cannot reason life or death. So if you want to pass the gate of Zen, first you must completely cut off all attachment to thinking, and return to your mind before thinking arises.
For teaching purposes, we sometimes call this point don't-know mind. Attaining it is very simple, and not far away. Simply ask yourself, very deeply, 'What am I?' What appears is only 'Don't know...' This is already your true nature."
Zen Master Seung Sahn
The Compass of Zen
Spacial Thank
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Thursday, March 01, 2007
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