Harada, in The Essence of Zen (p74) sketches a fascinating equivalence : Present = Now = Nyoze (suchness) = Ku (emptiness)= Mu (nothingness) = Do
Étiquette : essence
« The Essence of Zen » (note on Harada’s book)
In his book, the Essence of Zen*, Sekkei Harada mentions the ego-self and quotes Dogen’s Zazengi : We cannot explain…Zazen is zazen.We have to say
Le Professeur (Quote)
« S’il est un professeur qui enseigne autre chose à ses étudiants que la vie, il faut qu’il change de métier, car il n’en a pas
A Fair Question to ask
Through my mouth or through my pen, is the ever-new essence flowing ? Or are all these words nothing but an automatic repetition of non-integrated
The Reality of Things (note)
To rephrase Harada, in The Essence of Zen, it is the perception of things which creates things.This does not mean they had no existence prior
The Ritual Within
The true ritual is within us. Ritual. At most, what we generally refer to as ‘rituals’ across different traditions act as a mirror, an occasion to
