There’s a well worn story about a Zen Master by the name of Banzan, who was walking past a butcher’s shop. I guess in those days they were in markets and fairly open. He overheard a customer talking to the butcher. “Can I have your best piece of meat?” the customer asked. “But all my pieces of meat are the best. You won’t find any piece of meat in my shop that is not the best,” replied the butcher. At which Banzan was enlightened. (more…)
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In Buddhist Meditation and Depth Psychology Douglas M. Burns writes
In 1963 a fascinating and unique report on Zen meditation was presented by Dr. Akira Kasamatsu and Dr. Tomio Hirai of the Department of Neuro-Psychiatry, Tokyo University. It contained the results of a ten-year study of the brain wave or electroencephalographic (EEG) tracings of Zen masters.[66,67]…
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The Method of No-Method: The Chan Practice of Silent Illumination