Vine of Obstacles: Online Support for Zen Training<\/a>, I started taking some notes \u2013 just a phrase or two that struck me.<\/p>\nHere\u2019s the list of things I could read afterwards:<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have anything earth shattering to report.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, I had kind of a weird experience in zazen today\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI was just sitting singing the song of poor me\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAll day sitting.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWorking with koans just makes me happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, what\u2019s the deal with koans?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA Korean master told me once, \u2018Respond before you think or your psychology will cut you down.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what I should bring up and what I should just figure out on my own.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe pointlessness of self analysis\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, that\u2019s just like Jane Hirshfield\u2019s poem, \u2018Inspiration.'\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m experiencing existential vertigo\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really confirming\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026eating silence\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLetting things have their own shape\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>During a recent bunch of practice meetings with students in Vine of Obstacles: Online Support for Zen Training<\/a>, I started taking some notes \u2013 just a phrase or two that struck me.<\/p>\n