Originally Posted by Jundo
Just a point of procedure ...
In Shikantaza, sometimes we 'enter Samadhi', sometimes we do not. Both are whole and completely Shikantaza nonetheless. Of course, in Shikantaza, we allow the mind to settle, the concentration to be free of runaway thoughts and distractions (and for the greedy, needy 'self' to be put out of a job for a time) so we often 'enter Samadhi'. But, where feeling peaceful and whole or where not ... whether we have an experience of 'body and mind dropped away' or not ... whether we see Golden Buddhas that pick us up and spin us around or not ... all perfectly 'perfectly just as it is' Zazen Shikantaza always, in every instant.