An Introduction to Zazen, Part II
2009Posted by Gustav 20 Oct, 2009 20:55This is the second post about how to practice zazen. In this post, I will not write very much, but I will let a video clip of Nishijima speak for itself. In this video clip, he is talking about a common experience in zazen. Sometimes when we are sitting in zazen, strange thoughts, images and feelings appear. These can sometimes be very powerful. Nishijima is explaining these experinces whith Freuds theory of the unconscious part of our mind, and he says that it is a happy situation which we should not worry about. When these strange thoughts, images and feelings come, it can be tempting to try to hold on to and analyze them, but Nishijima recommends us to let it all evaporate into the sky. This recommendation has been helpful in my own practice, and I am happy to share this clip with you. I have added subtitles to the video, and I hope that helps. Please let me know if I have spelled something wrong or made other mistakes. Here is the video clip, enjoy!
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