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The enchantment surrounds us and creates the almost unmistakable sense of an “I” which is sticky, and like a shadow, which appears attached, seems to be with us everywhere we go.
In ancient times not much was revealed about what the enlightenment experience consisted of. And since Zen is a teaching outside of words and letters, many were left to just sit.
Published 06/17/24
Chinul was the founder of Korean Zen, and the piece above is a perfect introduction to his approach of sudden realization/gradual cultivation. Spiritual practice is full of paradoxes; to be able to hold such disparate ideas “together” is one challenge of training.
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Published 06/09/24