Zen Awakening

Dear Master Gudo Wafu Nishijima,

I would like to clarify the fundamental point of Zen.

When one sits in Zazen, one experiences a state of pure being, free of subject and object without any graspable quality.

After Zazen, one experiences that state of pure being as the very essence of all composite phenomena, yet the magnitude of that experience is impermanent.

After that, one experiences the state of pure being in every moment of daily life.

When looking at the matter, nothing has been gained nor attained, yet recognition has taken
place, is such experience and understanding in line with the fundamental point of Zen?


Thank you for your time
Sincerely
Nickolas Beumer


Dear Mr. Nickolas Beumer,

Thank you very much for your comments, and the former parts of your comments are your opinion, therefore I do not say anything about them. And so I would like to answer your last question only.

(your question) When looking at the matter, nothing has been gained nor attained, yet recognition has taken place, is such experience and understanding in line with the fundamental point of Zen?

(my opinion) By practicing Zazen we can enter into the area of action, and so we can get everything. We can practice Zazen actually, and so we just living in action, and we are just sitting in Zazen. Therefore we can throw away idea and perception, and we can sit in Zazen. And so we can enter into the area of action, and we can exprience Reality by keeping the balance of the autonomic nervous system.

With best wishes Gudo Wafu Nishijima