64 - Shikantaza: Having the Guts to Just Sit and Let Go of Doing Anything
I've been sitting zazen for over 20 years, but only recently have I had the guts to really do shikantaza, or "just sitting," and it feels profoundly liberating. In this kind of zazen, you utterly let go of doing anything except just sitting there. Really. I discuss why beginners are usually taught to count or follow breaths instead of do shikantaza, and why I think this is unfortunate. I also discuss the surprising results of a practice in which you don't try to control your experience in any way.
2018-06-23
29 min
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