tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141197812319159875.post4223329877199615931..comments2024-02-06T23:40:05.196-08:00Comments on Shaman Tiger Zen Roshi : The Basic Ch'an Meditation Method and the Eye of KenshoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141197812319159875.post-84027294747319697192013-10-11T17:13:03.985-07:002013-10-11T17:13:03.985-07:00Nice article. For some of us Pure Land practice is...Nice article. For some of us Pure Land practice is suited better. Perhaps some readers might find these commentaries to your good guidelines helpful:<br /><br />"1) empty your mind of the usual kinds of thinking, attachments, and mundane concerns; "<br /><br />Yes. but how does one do it? Easier said than done! By willpower? Thus, for us inferior practitioner the Mahayana Dharma Masters came with a great method of focusing on the Name. "Namo Amita Buddha! Namo Amita Buddha!" - You can block the mind either by emptying or overflowing it. When the Buddha is in the mind, there's naught but Buddha. When the Buddha is in the Mind, Mind is Buddha.<br /><br />"2) give rise to "Great Doubt" by concentrating with one pointed energy on the question "Who is it here right now?" (or one of its variants) until 3) you attain kensho, sudden direct awakening."<br /><br />Xuyun taught dual Zen/PL pracitce. While reciting the Buddha's Name, one penetrates thus: Who is reciting Buddha's Name? One shouldn't actually ask this question, but merely say the Name. Ippen said: "It is the Name that says the Name; it is the Name that hears the Name."<br /><br />PxZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274894834393896182noreply@blogger.com