Mini Episode - A Four "S" Approach to Shikantaza: Sit Upright, Still, Silent, Simply Be
The Zen Studies Podcast - A podcast by Domyo Burk
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Shikantaza, or the practice of "just sitting," can be challenging. We're asked not to try to control our meditative experience, but are we just supposed to sit there like a sack of potatoes and let habit energy have its way? I present a simple approach to returning to your intention whenever you have a moment of awareness in your sitting, and making that intention very simple and free from expectation of results. We simply intend four "S's": To sit upright, still, silent, and simply be.