29 min listen
214 - How Do You DO Zazen, Anyway?
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Aug 31, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Offering you another episode on zazen risks me repeating myself, but I don’t think it hurts to offer a fresh new talk on zazen periodically. The practice – while profoundly simple – also can be frustratingly elusive. What are you supposed to do during zazen, anyway? We’re told to just sit, and then allow thoughts to come and go, neither chasing them nor pushing them away. Is that it? In this episode I explore exactly what we’re supposed to be doing in zazen, and how to know if we’re doing it correctly.
Released:
Aug 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
What Is "Zen Practice," Anyway?: If you've spent any time in a Zen community, or reading Zen books, you will have encountered the term “practice” countless times. Buddhist teachers throughout the centuries have told us to “practice” diligently. Students of Zen are called... by The Zen Studies Podcast