Importance of the Zen lineage mind to mind transmissio

[Keishin]

zen lineage and mind to mind transmission

Once you get a taste of what is sane and true,
nothing else will do
alone or with others too
there on the zabuton, on the zafu

I did not invent this practice, true
yet every time I sit it is discovered anew

[Keishin]

zen lineage and mind to mind transmission

Sorry--I only had time to write my little poem and had to head out the door. Lineage and pedigrees--somewhere these things make sense and have a place but what does it have to do with my sitting--everything and nothing--what do my parents have to do with my sitting--everything and nothing.
It is great fun to look into the historical aspects. I greatly appreciate those who put so much effort into meticulous research. I especially appreciate those whose loving labor brings us translations of works of great zen masters such as Dogen Zenji.
Even after reading an inspiring insightful passage, when I sit--no matter who else might be with me--I sit alone and with all sentient beings.

[Keishin]

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