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When I practice shikantaza the bliss is unreal, and everything is known as and seen through and as that bliss, and it is all transcended
Comment by JundoCohen at 16/02/2025 at 09:51 UTC
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Actually, it is unusual to practice Shikantaza for bliss. Sometimes there is bliss, sometimes not, all as it is. One might call it a kind of Bliss (Big B) that need not, and often is not, felt as small human feelings of being blissful. May I ask where you were taught to practice Shikantaza for bliss? Thank you. There are many good ways to practice, but your description of Shikantaza is unusual, in my experience.