What Shikantaza Is
A talk to the Grupo Zen Ryokan on shikantaza, the just-sitting practice at the centre of Soto Zen, and on why it resists being understood as meditation.
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Talk · Chocobuda Kyonin · 2024What Shikantaza Is
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Dokushô Villalba
Dokushô Villalba was ordained as a Soto Zen monk by Taisen Deshimaru and received Dharma transmission from Shuyu Narita. He founded the Spanish Soto Zen Buddhist Community and the Luz Serena Zen temple near Valencia, and has translated Dōgen's Shōbōgenzō into Spanish.
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