Dream Conversations by Muso Kokushi

Author:Muso Kokushi [Kokushi, Muso]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Orientation

An ancient Zen master said that Zen meditation is of no benefit if the application of mind is unclear. This does not mean that it is useless for unlearned people to do Zen meditation; it is a warning to those who sit in an ignorant fog and call that Zen meditation.

Some people say that Zen meditation is not accessible to the unlearned, so they should recite scriptures and incantations instead, because formal practices like recitations are easier and thus more conducive to realization. Scripture says, however, “If the orientation of mind is not correct, all practices are in vain.”

This applies to Zen meditation as well as all formal practices. If the application of mind is correct, there will be no aberration in practices. Otherwise, all practices, whether formal or formless, concrete or abstract, are useless.

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