Zen is the direct experience of what we might call ultimate reality or the absolute, yet it is not separate from the ordinary, the relative. This direct experience is our birthright. The practice of zazen—meditation—is a way of realizing the non-dualistic, vibrant, subtle, and interconnected nature of all life.
ZaZen
Zazen is an intensely simple practice. It is generally
taught without steps, stages, or frills. “Just sit!” sit
upright in good posture, paying careful attention to breathing in your belly until you are fully alert and
present.
This sense of being present, with illumination and
intensity is the essence of zazen, and although there
are many approaches to Zen meditation, and they all
come back to this.
ZaZen
This simple yet profound practice can release us from the shackles of past and future, as well as from the self-imposed and imprisoning barriers we erect around what we erroneously consider our separate and unchanging identities.
