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just another frame, in buddhism there's a sudden vs gradual enlightenment debate that's not really a debate. but there's a sense in rinzai zen of get the breakthrough first and then work on your form/healthy ego formation second.... - xander...
What is enlightenment?: Contemplative traditionalists
Ordinary mind Joshu asked Nansen: "What is the Way?" Nansen said: "Ordinary mind is the Way." Joshu asked: "Should I try to direct myself toward it?" Nansen said: "If you try to direct yourself toward it, you move away from it." Ninth-century China.... What is enlightenment?: The Story
Sit down, shut up, keep sitting In 1966, a Zen master named Shunryu Suzuki arrived in San Francisco and opened a meditation center in a former synagogue. He told his students to sit still, face a wall, and count their breaths. Some had come from acid trips.... Love it. You reminded me of a zen koan, which I will now walk around my post-modern ironic discomfort to post here: A monk asked Fuketsu: “Without speaking, without silence, how can you express the truth?” Fuketsu observed: “I always remember springtime in southern China....