It is the silent immovable center of the hurricane, where we see all but are not touched by all. Once we get back to daily life we take this out to the world...being the center of our vortex. - Frank Tatulinski
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Shikantaza – The Still Center – Jundo Cohen
Shikantaza Zazen is not meditation, is not development, and thus creates no Karma. Zazen is the polishing of the Jewel that Shines brilliantly whether seen or unseen, and thus can't be polished. This Zazen "develops" what can be developed only when we drop all need for development and change, sitting in the Wholeness of that… Continue reading Shikantaza – The Still Center – Jundo Cohen
Shikantaza & Zazen – Videos by Jundo Cohen – Roshi of Treeleaf Zendo
Introductory Videos about Shikantaza & Zazen https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?121-A-SERIES-OF-TALKS-FOR-NEW-FOLKS We are all Beginners 1 - Mind as a Noisy Kitchen Blender https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?14895-Sit-a-Long-with-Jundo-Zazen-for-Beginners-%281%29 2 - Oww! It feels so good when we stop hitting ourselves- Putting the hammer down (uniting the two perspectives of thinking and not-thinking) https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?14894-Sit-a-Long-with-Jundo-Zazen-for-Beginners-%282%29 3 - Basic Instructions of zazen - featuring a "full… Continue reading Shikantaza & Zazen – Videos by Jundo Cohen – Roshi of Treeleaf Zendo
Shikantaza – Thoughts & Discussion
Thoughts and Discussion on Shikantaza Part II by Jundo Cohen Roshi. Â Gerald Shou An Stewart Jundo Roshi, may I ask if i am understanding this at least partially? Shikantaza is the expression of our true nature, and as such has "no possibility of lack or excess" (Xin Xin Ming)..... So is Shikantaza this "expression", as… Continue reading Shikantaza – Thoughts & Discussion
Reality is Dharma 