Question
Master:
I am practicing zazen in a group we formed about six months ago. During our last zazen, the person supposedly acting as shusso (or however it is spelled) broke his posture between 15 and 20 minutes into the first zazen… Then, at 25 minutes, he stood up and went to get the kyosaku… My question is: can the person leading zazen break his posture before the kyosaku? What should be done in these cases? End zazen early? Break the posture and resume it until the time is up?
tramontinocho
Answer from Master Kosen
It is not possible to break the posture.
Kosen