Kusen
The Kusen (from Ku "mouth" and sen "instruction") is the teaching of the master to the students during zazen in the Soto Zen Zen tradition. A kusen can consist of very simple but very important sentences for the practice of zazen, such as: B. Memories of the posture of body and mind: "Pull your chin back", "stretch your spine", "don't follow your thoughts" and the like. Ä. The instruction can also be very in-depth, e.g. B. Comments on texts and poems by ancient Zen masters. The instructions are not about a purely logical-rational understanding, but about a holistic, intuitive grasp of the instruction.
Web links
- Instruction on buddhaweg.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kusen , on zen-dojo-bochum.de. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
- ^ Subscribing to teachings (Kusen) , on meditation-zen.org. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
- ↑ Texts for instruction , on zen-ludwigslust.de. Retrieved May 20, 2017.