What if the key to unlocking Zen wasn’t about chasing enlightenment but about understanding Zero? Not emptiness. Not nothingness. But a fundamental principle that cuts through the noise and gets to the heart of effective Zen practice.
This is Zero and the Search for Effective Zen, a series using Joshu Sasaki’s groundbreaking approach to Zen training to help evaluate the plethora of Zen paths – even, perhaps, the one you are presently walking. After decades of teaching, Sasaki zeroed in—literally—on Zero as the foundation of a productive Zen practice.
So, what is Zero? How does it shape Zen training? And more importantly—how does it change your understanding of an objectively effective Zen path?
Let’s find out.
- Introducing the Series
Episode 1: Introducing the Series - What Do We Mean By An Effective Zen Path?
Episode 2: What Do We Mean By An Effective Zen Path? - How Can I Know If This Is Really Zen Mountain?
Episode 3: How Can We Know If This Is Really Zen Mountain? - What Is Activity?
Episode 4: What Is Activity?