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It's not the strictest chōka! It mostly just has the 5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-7 syllable structure. The kireji is meant to fall on "Instead:", my meagre attempt at authenticity O.o ...but that's not… (View Post)
True self discourses in Zen, to me at least, are something of a mixed bag. That's just how I stand in regards to it. It's a profound dharma-path for many people. The best way I've heard the "Tru… (View Post)
(Quote) By "just sitting meditation" do you mean shikantaza 只管打坐? In just sitting meditation, you "just sit". It is there in the name. Exclusively 只 focusing 管 on performing… (View Post)
(Quote) How did you feel that you weren't in control? Was that a freeing realization or a saddening realization? Did you realize you were not in control (and never had been) due to alcoholism, or did… (View Post)