Comment by DonumDei621 on 25/01/2025 at 06:20 UTC

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View submission: Is zazen truly Zen?

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Ok that explains a lot. Thank you for this reply! Why is this guy so obsessively opposed to Dogen I wonder. I recently joined that subreddit and I felt something was โ€œoffโ€ with some members and wondered why these behaviors would be allowed. I appreciate your input ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

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Comment by Skylark7 at 27/01/2025 at 23:17 UTC

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I haven't found any Zen in r/zen outside of resorting to the nondual Mumonkan #21 "Buddha is a shit stick" mindset.

On the bright side, the one time I set foot in there, Ewk legit did pull the rug out from under me with his verbal abuse. Then a kind soul pointed me to the old Chan texts. They're fun reading and Huangbo and the Long Scroll (supposedly Bodhidharma's teachings) actually helped my practice a lot.

Comment by Ambitious-Cake-9425 at 25/01/2025 at 16:50 UTC

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Ewk is obsessive. He likes to say others have mental illness while his own mental illness is on full display.

It's really quite sad.

Comment by Which-Raisin3765 at 25/01/2025 at 14:55 UTC

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To take a page out of his book, the reason is probably mental illness