Interview with a Zen Buddhist Priest

An interview with Gudo Nishijima, a zen buddhist, on the practice of zazen, or zen meditation. Took place at a zen center on the outskirts of Tokyo.

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[emptymindfilms]

If you have to read a book I would try The Three Pillars of Zen by Philip Kapleau... and remember Zen is a practice.

[MichaelGoreeMusic]

At first I was happy to see so many religious debates on Youtube. I figured a world-wide discussion on religion could yield interesting results. Unfortunately, few bother to listen to each other online. Everyone sees each other as dark, shadowy, misinformed strangers. Every religion has something to offer. Try and stay informed. If you think Buddhism is outdated or idol-worshiping, you've never done a google's search worth of research on it. Put down the cheetoes and back away from the computer

[Zodslayer]

Don't get stuck on any one path. Don't get stuck on any one system. Be completely in this moment and take the best path for that moment. Don't look at anything from a single point of perspective. All truths are but half truths. All contradictions can be reconciled on some level. When light fills a room, it fills it completely and is not limited to only one part of the room. Light is available to everyone and not just one school of thought or one religious belief system.

[maybealover]

Bohpomagej - Kukulele

[VEHEMENTBLACK]

@MichaelGoreeMusic U-HUMhm- hmm, hm I'm eating... Doritos, Sir!

[rainbowaon]

zen and the art of environmental friendliness

[lmaollama]

The transcribe audio for this is hilariously awful! -"In both houses, although who brought these things are going, a in that Obama still opening analyses"

[timuchan]

@BluePittbull666

"Before enlightenment: Chop wood. Carry water. After enlightenment: Chop wood. Carry water."

Hence why he may not seem like what you might have expected an enlightened should seem.

[bezelbub2010]

August Turak talks of the red hot cannonball of zen. Is his karma missing?

Or was there a bell that tolls for thee?

[riskingeuphoria]

@BluePittbull666 you have to understand what enluightenment is, as a practicionar of bujinkan martial arts i have had enough to see that i belive in chi, without it i dont think i culd punch through a breeze block :p but shaolin monks balancing their abdomin on the tip of a spear and zen buddists controling their adrenolin cortisol and meditating outside in the winter with no fear are pretty damn impressive .

[riskingeuphoria]

i dont think this video links atall to any religiouse debate its more about a practice in specific meditation, sen buddists can controll their adrenolin and cortisol, aswell as all negative functions of agression that we cannot. and` what the bleep do we know` the documentary says they can change the properties of water by blessing it O.o