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　　by Gudo NISHIJIMA

Japanese / German

Gudo Master Gudo Nishijima has been practicing Buddhism for more than sixty years. He was a student of Master Kodo Sawaki, an itinerant priest famous for his efforts to restore Zazen to its rightful place at the center of Buddhism. Master Nishijima was ordained as a priest by the late Master Rempo Niwa, formerly head of the Soto Sect, and has written many books on Buddhism in both Japanese and in English. For over twenty years, he has been giving instructions on Zazen and lectures in English.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

[2] (12) The Real Action is just at the present moment.

Real Action to go does never appear in the memory of "having gone."

Real Action to go does never appear in the supposition of "not having gone yet."

Real Action to go does never appear in the consciousness of "going on,"

In such a situation Result does never go ahead at all.

posted by GUDO NISHIJIMA | 8:54 AM

1 Comments:

Blogger Jiryu02 said...

Where is the real action when it comes to zazen? Surely the Investigation of Motion doesn't just apply to going.

I ask this because you've made it clear that not even the recognition of action is the real action. So what is there to be done in zazen if the memory, the supposition, and the recognition are not the point?

How is it possible for the mind to concieve a fourth option if any?

Thank you Nishijima,
you've made MMK a bit easier to read.

11:00 AM, July 15, 2009  

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