Zen Optimism
Zen Optimism

Zero and the Search For Effective Zen

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.