Great topic.
Initially I didn’t realize or appreciate the differences between Rinzai and Soto. I am not even sure I knew there was a Rinzai and Soto. Zen was Zen. I started out in a Sanbokyodan centre. They kept talking about Koans and Koan curriculum. Intuitively I felt I just wanted to sit. I felt having a Koan would kick in my desires to “solve” the Koan and show how smart I was. I was truly pleased to find the Soto path. It fit me. Now I still have a friend at the Sanbokyodan centre. He loves the Koan study and if it works for him that’s great.
Tairin
Sat today and lah
Initially I didn’t realize or appreciate the differences between Rinzai and Soto. I am not even sure I knew there was a Rinzai and Soto. Zen was Zen. I started out in a Sanbokyodan centre. They kept talking about Koans and Koan curriculum. Intuitively I felt I just wanted to sit. I felt having a Koan would kick in my desires to “solve” the Koan and show how smart I was. I was truly pleased to find the Soto path. It fit me. Now I still have a friend at the Sanbokyodan centre. He loves the Koan study and if it works for him that’s great.
Tairin
Sat today and lah
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