Shohaku Okumura on American Zen | FILM SHORTS 

You're cool to have met such great zen teacher in your life

Thank you very much!

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We are in too much of a hurry. It took Buddhism hundreds of years to become Chinese and Japanese with Chinese spending much time in India and Japanese spending time in China. Yes, we need to be patient.

Thank you so much.......

One way that we can contribute from outside the Zen tradition is by seeing with fresh eyes. This is the essence of Beginner's Mind. We do not want to miss something important in the teaching and practice by going too fast, yes. And also this means that we must notice what is important! We are in the special position of noticing with fresh eyes. The quality of the Zen insight that speaks to me is its directness and simplicity. Even a tiny little scrap of kensho says, oh here, this moment is quietly waiting for me to pay attention. There is also a beauty in tradition and its forms. Beauty helps us to come on center within ourselves. It's not enlightenment, but it can coexist with enlightenment. The point of this is not attachment but availability. That's all that I want to say.

Many people blabbing about Zen in this comments section proving their Zen practice is theoretical and kept in a special box in a drawer not opened in daily life.

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There should be both versions or we end up with the Mc Donald version only

Is there anything that Alan Watts and Dr. Suzuki left unsaid about Zen?

Zen is NOT about chanting, vegetarianism, monastic rituals, logic, reasoning, knowing, scriptural knowledge, science, psychology, philosophy, religion, beliefs, etc. It can be said : Zen is "Wu Wei" ( *Lao Tzu -Tao Te Ching* refers) ie "non action in action" or "non-doing" which is _"not doing anything & yet left nothing undone."_ Meaning, in any action or task by One's body & or mind - the egoic self identity I or Me is not there! No One or artificial Oneself is there! What is "alive doing in life" is One's inner Nature which is inexpressible, inconceivable or unknowable by names, words or forms! 😊🙏🙏🙇‍♂️

Can't help myself but he's a no-beard-guy to me :)

If Americans treat Zen as yogic, and mindfulness practices have been treated, it will be sad. You’ll see zen yoga (Zoga) pants and be able to be a “zen” foam roller at Walgreens.

too much focus on culture. Buddha has no culture. Zen culture should reflect the Absolute.