What Is Zazen? A Soto Zen View

Describes how various meditation techniques, as useful as they may be, can also be used as unconscious resistances that obstruct the direct experiential realization of reality; Outlines the eight layers of mind as described in Yogacara psychology and how they apply to the Zen practice of shikantaza (just sitting); Includes a brief period of guided and silent practice a and concluding comments.

Reviews

Thank you for this talk. I find the clear reminders, returning to essence in practice, so steadying. 🙏🏻Sue

Another fine teaching. I could see a whole class on just what you outlined here.
I am one who has struggled with following/counting breaths. You aptly describe it as I do get distracted or feel I’m “doing” a task. I do much better “just sitting”.
You left me many things to think about and study more. 🙏

Learned something new in this guided practice
THAK YOU