After practising being only rational, Mu became your new intuiton (I hope you've already realized that.) But keep on making sure it correctly reflects reality.
One simple method of Zen training that allowed me to overcome my post-traumatic stress disorder and unleash creativity. And reading the blog from the beginning, you can practise it without a teacher
Showing posts with label working on mu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label working on mu. Show all posts
Monday, January 9, 2017
Monday, July 25, 2016
A Funny Koan
There is a simple method to achieve a state in which you feel yourself and the object you're watching as one; and to do this correctly means that you should fully realize the object: ie, this practice is not about just turning off the left hemisphere.
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Working on Mu
One of the few books about Zen that I recommend you is Zen Training: Methods and Philosophy by Katsuki Sekida, and I once already referred to the chapter 'Working on Mu', now you can reread it.
What is Mu? This is the first koan, and Sekida gives the answer: '"Mu" means "nothing"'. And he is right: there is no point to hide the answer since you have to prove your competence only to yourself; and the answer, I believe, should be even more specific because Mu is the basis on which the further practice is built.
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