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View submission: Is zazen truly Zen?
There is no empirical tradition in zen, therefore anything written in Zen is a purely personal belief. All the stories that are being told about travelling monks and abbot’s oneliners are presentations of subjective thoughts, derived from personal experience, just as the teachings of Buddha himself.
Comment by DonumDei621 at 25/01/2025 at 16:00 UTC
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Im not sure I understand what you are trying to convey with your statement! Isn’t empirical and subjective the same thing? Are you trying to say that any writings we have are not subject to any “orthodox” authority that separates heresy from doctrine? And thus Zen is open to subjective interpretation? Just trying to understand your point, please guide me 🙏🏼