ZEN MASTER NANGAKU ONCE MORE SENT THE ATTENDANT MONK TO SEKITO TO ASK HIM A QUESTION. ON ARRIVAL, THE MONK ASKED SEKITO, ”WHAT IS LIBERATION?” SEKITO SAID, ”WHO BOUND YOU?” THE MONK ASKED, ”WHAT IS THE PURE LAND?” SEKITO RESPONDED, … Continued
ONCE THERE WAS A ZEN MASTER, SEKITO, SO CALLED BECAUSE HE CONSTRUCTED A HUT ON A BIG FLAT STONE WHICH HE FOUND IN A MOUNTAIN, AND LIVED THERE. ONE DAY A YOUNG MONK IN TRAINING CAME TO SEE HIM. SEKITO ASKED: ”WHERE … Continued
“To study the Buddha Way is to study the self, to study the self is to forget the self, and to forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.” -Zen Master Dogen The word Zazen originate … Continued