'The ZEN of EVERYTHING! Podcast' .. Ep. 67 .. Good for Nothing

[Jundo]

A new episode that I hope is worthwhile ...

Ep. 67 ... Good for Nothing ...

Zazen is good for nothing, according to Kodo Sawaki. If so, then why do we sit? Also, ice cream sundaes and Möbius strips.

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Gassho, Jundo

SatTodayLAH

[Tomás ESP]

We are the universe

By the way, you were right Jundo: Mount Everest may be the ultimate climbing challenge on Earth, but it has nothing on the volcanoes of Mars. Olympus Mons on Mars, is more than twice as tall

Gassho, Tomás
Sat&LaH

[Daitetsu]

IMHO this episode belongs to the top 10 from this podcast.

Thank you, I always enjoy listening to this.

Gassho,

Daitetsu

#sat2day

[Jundo]

IMHO this episode belongs to the top 10 from this podcast.

Thank you, I always enjoy listening to this.

Gassho,

Daitetsu

#sat2day

I thought it was pretty much a waste of time myself ...

[Daitetsu]

I thought it was pretty much a waste of time myself ...

Haha, nice!

Just a few weeks ago someone asked me why I practiced (I always find it difficult to answer this question), and one of the things I tried to explain was the concept of sitting Zazen in order to sit Zazen.
"Good for nothing" is hard to grasp for people who don't know anything about our practice. However, the paraphrase "Not good for something" is easier to understand. It had never occurred to me to use this wording for clarification - I think that many will find this quite helpful.

On the one hand we say our practice is good for nothing, yet we also know that "Do not squander your life" thingy.
Or to quote from one of my favorite bands Muse:
"Don't waste your time or time will waste you."

Thank you and gassho,

Daitetsu

#sat2day

[Ryumon]

IMHO this episode belongs to the top 10 from this podcast.

Thank you, I always enjoy listening to this.

Gassho,

Daitetsu

#sat2day

Agreed.


Gassho,
Ryūmon
Sat

[Jishin]

[Risho]

I absolutely love this: "Just because it's good for nothing doesn't mean it isn't good for you"

Gassho

Risho
-stlah

[Anchi]