Based on OMS’s study of Illumination: A Guide to the Buddhist Method of No-Method by Rebecca Li, Zuisei traces the origins of “just sitting”
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Clear beginner’s instruction for shikantaza, guidance on how to work with obstacles specific to it, and the inspiration to just dive in
Read MoreTraditional teachings on zazen (silent meditation) and the jhanas, and an inspiring, gentle reminder to return to your cushion
Read MoreDelve into Koso Uchiyama’s contemporary Zen text on the importance of zazen and letting go of thoughts in order to see the nature of the self
Read MoreWhat is shikantaza? How do we practice it? Zuisei offers three steps to enter zazen and our day-to-day lives
Read MoreWhat is the role of inner transformation in a journey towards a more peaceful and just world? How does the cultivation of mindfulness and wisdom lead us towards right action, as individuals and as a collective?
Read MoreSilence as the way of wonder, humility, and reverence, and the noble silence of zazen and the jhanas as the unification of awareness
Read MoreWhat it means to practice samadhi or single-pointed awareness, the sixth of the Eight Awarenesses of Enlightened Beings
Read MoreThe power of silence and stillness to connect us to the present moment and the truth of things
Read MoreZuisei speaks of meditation as the practice of seeing ourselves in the totality of our beings
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