Dear Bodyminds that are not Bodyminds,
We continue from the end of p. 80 ("Clearly, for the last four or five hundred years ... "), ending at the very top of p. 84 (just before "The Buddha Shakyamuni addressed a great assembly ... ")
Zazen of the body, of the mind, of the bodymind, of the bodymind that is not the bodymind.
I believe that there is Zazen which is more a mental experience of clarity and letting go ...
... and more a bodily experience, such as in dancing or sports ...
... but truly Zazen is always both.
More than words, this must be experienced.
I have developed the theory, based on years of observing many kinds of Zazen practitioners, that different folks tend to lean to different poles of mind/body/bodymind forms of Zazen. Which do you feel suits you most?
Do you think that physical activity (e.g., dancing, hiking, weight training, etc.) can perfectly substitute for seated still Zazen? Or do your feel that there is something special about seated Zazen that is unlike moving Zazen? (Hint: I am completely biased toward this latter "position," pun intended.
)
Gassho, Jundo
ST
ADVANCE NOTICE: When we end this chapter, we will take a break from my book, "The Zen Master's Dance," for awhile. We will turn to you ... I mean, "To You" ...
Before that, however, we will have an interlude for a few weeks with more Koans from "The Book of Equinimity" collection. If you don't have Rev. Shishin Wick's fine commentary (highly recommended), do not worry as I will provide links to an online version.
We continue from the end of p. 80 ("Clearly, for the last four or five hundred years ... "), ending at the very top of p. 84 (just before "The Buddha Shakyamuni addressed a great assembly ... ")
Zazen of the body, of the mind, of the bodymind, of the bodymind that is not the bodymind.
I believe that there is Zazen which is more a mental experience of clarity and letting go ...
... and more a bodily experience, such as in dancing or sports ...
... but truly Zazen is always both.
More than words, this must be experienced.
I have developed the theory, based on years of observing many kinds of Zazen practitioners, that different folks tend to lean to different poles of mind/body/bodymind forms of Zazen. Which do you feel suits you most?
Do you think that physical activity (e.g., dancing, hiking, weight training, etc.) can perfectly substitute for seated still Zazen? Or do your feel that there is something special about seated Zazen that is unlike moving Zazen? (Hint: I am completely biased toward this latter "position," pun intended.
)Gassho, Jundo
ST
ADVANCE NOTICE: When we end this chapter, we will take a break from my book, "The Zen Master's Dance," for awhile. We will turn to you ... I mean, "To You" ...
Before that, however, we will have an interlude for a few weeks with more Koans from "The Book of Equinimity" collection. If you don't have Rev. Shishin Wick's fine commentary (highly recommended), do not worry as I will provide links to an online version.
aprapti
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