Friday, April 22, 2011

A Questionable Practice

Zen Master Suzuki recalls a small child who was watching him practice zazen. She told him, "I can do that," and quickly folded her legs into the lotus position. Then the little girl asked, "Now what, now what?"

Zen Master Suzuki did not know how to answer her.

There is no answer to that question because we must find out for ourselves how to practice.

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