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In zazen, one is one's present self, what one was, and what one will be, all at once.
-Peter Matthiessen
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In Zazen, One Is One's Present Self,

Peter Matthiessen
In zazen, one is one's present self, what one was, and what one will be, all at once.
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The zazen i speak of is not learning meditation. it is simply the dharma gate of repose and bliss, the practice-realization of totally culminated enlightenment. it is the manifestation of ultimate reality. traps and snares can never reach it. once its heart is grasped, you are like the dragon when he gains the water, like the tiger when she enters the mountain. for you must know that just there (in zazen) the right dharma is manifesting itself and that, from the first, dullness and distraction are struck aside.
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Set aside all involvements and let the myriad things rest. zazen is not thinking of good, not thinking of bad. it is not conscious endeavour. it is not introspection. do not desire to become a buddha; let sitting or lying down drop away. be moderate in eating and drinking. be mindful of the passing of time, and engage yourself in zazen as though you are saving your head from fire.
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Zazen is an activity that is an extension of the universe. zazen is not the life of an individual, it's the universe that's breathing.
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A god who draws near out of love, the holy father continued, walks with his people, and this walk comes to an unimaginable point. we could never have imagined that the same lord would become one of us and walk with us, be present with us, present in his church, present in the eucharist, present in his word, present in the poor, he is present, walking with us. and this is closeness: the shepherd close to his flock, close to his sheep, whom he knows, one by one.
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Zazen is the ultimate practice. this is indeed the true self. the buddhadharma is not to be sought outside of this.
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