If Zazen is good for nothing, why do it at all?

Hardcore Zen

What is Zazen Supposed to Do/

Do we do zazen in order to have a kensho or "enlightenment experience"?

Is ENLIGHTENMENT the Point of Zen?

Is that the goal of Buddhist practice?

The Elimination of Suffering

Some say it is, some say it isn't.

Is Zen a Form of Buddhism?

Meditation and Pain

The Precepts say we shouldn't criticize other Buddhists. Why does Dogen do it all the time? Why do I?

Don't Criticize Buddhists!

...or is it different for some people?

Does Everyone Experience Karma the Same Way?

Shohaku Okumura has an interesting explanation of Dogen's essay on pain.

Sometimes Pain is Bad

Sometimes Pain is Good

Dogen said that the self arrays itself and looks at itself. What does that mean?

Self and Time

Buddhismus

Religion und Spiritualität

Zen teacher/author Brad Warner, author of Hardcore Zen, Letters to a Dead Friend About Zen, Don't Be a Jerk, Sit Down and Shut Up, and many more books about Zen, shares his thoughts about Zen and other stuff.

What is Zazen Supposed to Do/

Hardcore Zen

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Is ENLIGHTENMENT the Point of Zen?