The Cosmos in the Posture

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When you sit in zazen, you are the whole cosmos sitting. There is nothing outside of this posture.

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Taisen Deshimaru

Lineage: Sōtō

By Taisen Deshimaru

• Just Sitproverb
• Automatic Thinkingproverb
• Observe Your Own Mindproverb
• Mushotoku: Without Seeking Gainsaying
• Hishiryo: Beyond Thinkingsermon

From Teachings of Taisen Deshimaru

• Just Sit
• Automatic Thinking
• Observe Your Own Mind
• Mushotoku: Without Seeking Gain
• Hishiryo: Beyond Thinking
• The Posture Is the Teaching
• True Zen Is Useless
• Here, Now, Nothing Else
• Shikantaza: Only Sit
• Kontin and Sanran: The Two Sicknesses of Zazen

Sources

• contentWikisource — English-language free library

  Kusen of Taisen Deshimaru

  Teachings of Taisen Deshimaru: The Cosmos in the Posture