Don’t be deceived by spiritual leaders And their practices of being in the moment. Sitting on the cushion, watching your breath, Eating take-out in your car, late for work, Drinking fresh brewed tea in noble silence, Walking with ten thousand sounds in your ears, Letting plans come and go, Being ripped apart from the anxiety [...]
Archive for September, 2011
Zen and the Cult of “Being in the Moment”
Posted in Diamond Sutra, Platform Sutra, Practice, Verses, Zen on September 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Zen is Difficult and Dangerous
Posted in Diamond Sutra, Platform Sutra, Practice, Zen on September 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Following a theme I mentioned in my last post – working with uncomfortable practice – I just read “Zen Practice is Difficult and Dangerous” over at Huffington Post by Rev. Zesho Susan O’Connell at San Francisco Zen Center. (Thanks to Brad Warner over at Hardcore Zen for linking to this article.) I suggest giving it [...]
Don’t Get Comfortable
Posted in Diamond Sutra, Platform Sutra, Practice, Zen on September 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
During our summer meetings back in July, Ven. Samu Sunim instructed us: Don’t get comfortable in your practice. When you get comfortable, your training dies! Practice dies! The specific context was about being frugal and efficient, especially in one’s use of natural resources. His remarks were prompted by our morning practice session. It was humid [...]
