There’s a lot of confusion about Zen meditation, breath counting, just sitting, and koan introspection.
Zen teacher Dosho Port’s talk, the Three Ways of Zen Meditation lays it out as well as I’ve seen.
Out of my years of practice and study, I feel much of what is presented about Zen meditation is not very helpful. This talk, however, is about as clear an exposition of what I understand to be the discipline, presented clearly, and compassionately. The talk itself is about twenty-five minutes long, the balance is a question and answer section, which is also worth listening to.
The Reverends Dosho Port and Tetsugan Zummach guide Vine of Obstacles Zen where they are co-conspiring to bring wisdom and compassion into the world.
If you find yourself in their neighborhood, you might consider dropping in and seeing what’s going on. Well, obviously there’s a lot of Zen meditation happening. But, something rich and powerful is going on along with all that meditation. I believe in the Heartland something a spiritual earthquake is shaking the very foundations of the world. And the epicenter may well be at that center.
Worth checking out.
And as long as we’re at it, at no extra charge I throw in a talk by Port Roshi. It’s a bit older, but it gives a pretty good sense of the roshi’s style as well as the breadth and depth of his teaching.
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