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	Podcast:		The Zen Studies Podcast
	Episode:		315 - Bad Zazen: Not Just an Oxymoron
	Category:		Religion & Spirituality
	Duration:		00:32:45
	Publish Date:		2025-09-30 21:05:00
	Description:		The form of meditation we do in Zen, unless we’re working on a koan, is called shikantaza – nothing but sitting – or silent illumination. It’s been called a “method of no method,” in which we let go of any striving whatsoever – even to control our meditative experience. So can we do “bad zazen?” Theoretically, there’s no such thing, and yet it sure feels like there is! What is this about?
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