The Way of Zen by Alan W Watts

Author:Alan W Watts [Watts, Alan W]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: philosophy, zen, BODY; MIND & SPIRIT, Mindfulness & Meditation, Religion, buddhism, General
ISBN: 9781473590878
Google: FycOEAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
Published: 2021-07-15T23:52:55.821746+00:00

We have already mentioned the incident between Ma-tsu and Huai-jang, in which the latter compared sitting in meditation to polishing a tile for a mirror. On another occasion Huai-jang said:

To train yourself in sitting meditation [za-zen] is to train yourself to be a sitting Buddha. If you train yourself in za-zen, (you should know that) Zen is neither sitting nor lying. If you train yourself to be a sitting Buddha, (you should know that) the Buddha is not a fixed form. Since the Dharma has no (fixed) abode, it is not a matter of making choices. If you (make yourself) a sitting Buddha this is precisely killing the Buddha. If you adhere to the sitting position, you will not attain the principle (of Zen).46 gg

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