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Re: Shikantaza: easier said than done
Exactly. The Buddha taught meditation but the later teachers started calling them samatha, vipassana, zazen etc. You need to go back to the suttas to see what the Buddha actually taught. (View Post)
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Re: Shikantaza: easier said than done
(Quote) "Then, Bahiya, you should train yourself thus: In reference to the seen, there will be only the seen. In reference to the heard, only the heard. In reference to the sensed, only the sens… (View Post)
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Re: Shikantaza: easier said than done
Stick with anchoring eg. anapanasati until the mind is well trained. The trained ox(mind) no longer need to be tied up(anchored). That training takes time and effort - don't rush. (View Post)
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Re: simple but deep vipassana
By the time you finished reading the OP things would have changed. Everything is in a constant state of flux. Seeing this is seeing emptiness. "Zen master Dogen said that when birds fly in the s… (View Post)
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Re: Luminous is the Mind!
The heart knowing the Dhamma of ultimate ease sees for sure that the khandhas are always stressful. The Dhamma stays as the Dhamma, the khandhas stay as the khandhas, that’s all. ~ Ajahn Mun, The Bal… (View Post)2