Zen Too

Posted: March 25, 2023 | Author: | Filed under: Zen | Leave a comment

You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes every day.

Unless you’re too busy.

In that case, you should sit for an hour.

Zen Proverb

Zen Do

Posted: February 28, 2023 | Author: | Filed under: Zen | Leave a comment
  • Do one thing at a time.
  • Do it slowly and deliberately.
  • Do it completely.
  • Do less.
  • Put space between things.
  • Develop rituals.
  • Designate time for certain things.
  • Devote time to sitting.
  • Smile and serve others.
  • Make cleaning and cooking become meditation.
  • Think about what is necessary.
  • Live simply.

We just do it

Posted: July 17, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Practice, Zen | Leave a comment

Actually, we do not have any particular name for our practice; when we practice zazen, we just practice it, and whether we find joy in our practice or not, we just do it. Even though we are sleepy and we are tired of practicing zazen, of repeating the same thing day after day; even so, we continue our practice. Whether or not someone encourages our practice, we just do it.

Shunryu Suzuki, 1970. Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind. Japan: John Weatherhill, Inc.