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Zen Buddhism
26 pages
Just sit. Upright spine, open eyes, nowhere to go. Don't try to stop thinking — don't follow thoughts. Just sit. This is the whole of Zen practice.
What is the sound of one hand? What was your face before your parents were born? Hold the koan — not to solve it, but to let it undo the solver.
Work practice — washing dishes, sweeping, cooking — with full attention. Zen is not only on the cushion. Every moment, if you're truly here, is zazen.
Read a short passage from Dōgen, Huangbo, or Linji. Don't analyze. Let the words point beyond themselves to what cannot be said.
Meet one person today with complete, undivided attention. Give them the rarest gift: your full presence. This is Zen in relationship.
Return to the breath — not as a technique, but as a coming home. Breath is always now. Nothing to do, nowhere to go.
Walk slowly, deliberately, with complete attention to each step. Between zazen periods, kinhin carries the stillness into movement.
The Sixth Patriarch's direct pointing — "Originally not a single thing." The sudden awakening of Zen in one scripture.
48 koans with Mumon's commentary — each gate is the whole of Zen. Enter if you dare.
The master of Soto Zen — subtle, paradoxical, luminous. "To study the self is to forget the self."
100 koans with the most penetrating Zen commentary — the tiger's den of Zen study
The two great Zen schools: Rinzai (koan-centered, sudden) and Soto (shikantaza — just sitting). Both are Zen.
The foundational Zen scripture — sudden awakening, original purity
48 koans — the direct pointing of the Zen masters
Treasury of the True Dharma Eye — Zen's most profound written record
100 koans and commentary — the pinnacle of Zen literary transmission
Soto Zen's 100 koan collection — spacious, unhurried, luminous
Study causes, conditions, clinging, and release with clarity
Contemplative Wisdom Practice
Explore Buddhist Wisdom
Mindful Conduct (Throughout the Day)
Contemplation Practice (5–10 minutes)
Compassion Practice (10–15 minutes)
Return to Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha with sincerity and steadiness
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