Guest guest Posted August 7, 2002 Report Share Posted August 7, 2002 The true practice of zazen is to sit as if drinking water when you are thirsty. There you have naturalness. It is quite natural for you to take a nap when you are very sleepy. But to take a nap just because you are lazy, as if it were the priviledge of a human being to take a nap, is not naturalness. You think, "My friends, all of them, are napping, why shouldn't I? When everyone else is not working, why should I work so hard? When they have a lot of money, why don't I?" This is not naturalness. Your mind is entangled with some other idea, and you are not independent, not yourself, and not natural. Even if you sit in the cross-legged position, if your zazen is not natural, it is not true practice. You do not have to force yourself to drink water when you are thirsty; you are glad to drink water. If you have true joy in your zazen, that is true zazen. ~Shunryu Suzuki LoveAlways, Mazie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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