A Chant in Praise of Zazen

Duration: 25:23Date: August, 2009 (exact date unknown).Duration: 25:23A talk on the zazen practice. Themes include: the need for discipline and perseverance; grinding down the ego; the idea of technique; self-emptying; effort and struggle; finding that which is extra and returning to one-pointed focus; stillness; stillness in activity; the myth of Sisyphus; eastern vs. western myths and religions; Zen Master Hakuin's Chant in Praise of Zazen