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Zen still makes a distinction between zazen (just sitting) and mindful daily activity (just walking/cleaning/driving/etc.) But I know where you're coming from.
@Talisman -- Could you elaborate on the distinction that Zen makes? Sounds to me as if you're cruisin' for a bruisin'.
if satori can happen anytime, the distinction is very fragile.
What do you suppose would happen if you gave up Buddhism and just took the dog for a walk?
In a sense “giving up Buddhism” is a convention. Explaining Zen (or making comments on koans) is spreading “the stench of zen”. What else can we do?
When I really give up Buddhism – and never think or speak of the subject again - and just continue living my life; I will be happy at times and I will suffer at times and one day I will die. There will be no trace of Zen.
No trace at all? Maybe, it will be like Soyen Shaku, the first Zen teacher to come to America, said: "My heart burns like fire but my eyes are as cold as dead ashes."
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Explaining Zen (or making comments on koans) is spreading “the stench of zen”.
What else can we do?
When I really give up Buddhism – and never think or speak of the subject again - and just continue living my life; I will be happy at times and I will suffer at times and one day I will die.
There will be no trace of Zen.
No trace at all?
Maybe, it will be like Soyen Shaku, the first Zen teacher to come to America, said: "My heart burns like fire but my eyes are as cold as dead ashes."
http://deoxy.org/koan/22