Question
Are the zazen posture and the Zen attitude exactly the same thing?
Since we cannot be a buddha from the first day, I wonder whether the technique of the zazen posture and the attitude develop at the same time.
Anonymous
Master Kosen’s answer
The zazen posture is neither a technique nor gymnastics. It has been inscribed in us since prehistoric times. It exists in each of us and is actualized as soon as we practice it. After that, it is only a matter of becoming intimate with and accustomed to this dimension of ourselves that was previously unknown to us.
Kosen