Zazen Steps
Zazen is just sitting with the correct posture. However, there is a sequence to a zazen session:
- regulating the body (choshin)
- regulating the breath (chosoku)
- regulating the mind (choshin).
Dogen, the father of zazen, wrote “In our zazen, it is of primary importance to sit in the correct posture. Next, regulate the breath and calm down.”
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