Zazen Yōjinki (Notes on What to Be Aware of in Zazen)

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Keizan's practical complement to Dōgen's Fukanzazengi: a detailed handbook on posture, attention, the management of drowsiness and distraction, and the integration of zazen into daily life. Often the second text a Sōtō student is given after the Fukanzazengi.

tr. Sōtōshū Shūmuchō, Sōtō Zen Text Project — Zazen Yōjinki

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Keizan Jōkin

Lineage: Sōtō

By Keizan Jōkin

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From Zazen Yojinki

• Zazen Yojinki: Notes on What to Be Aware of in Zazen

Sources

• contentSōtōshū — Global Sōtō Zen Network

  Sōtōshū Shūmuchō

  Sōtōshū canonical texts index

  Zazen Yōjinki, by Keizan Jōkin, is the principal Sōtō Zen handbook on the practical conduct of seated meditation.