Mud and Water

Originally appeared November 2013

To move forward in the performance of good deeds without a break in one’s journey and to carry out one’s vow to completion is called virya. Sitting meditation is called dhyana. It means sitting in the correct posture in a quiet place and stilling the mind.

In the tradition of a true Zen master, Bassui always assisted his questioners to return to the origin of inquiry itself, “Who is the one who sees, hears, and understands?”

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