Question
Hello,
I am new to meditation, and it is going fairly well!
But some practitioners speak of "emptying the mind completely." In my meditation, however, I am more in a state of mindfulness, with thoughts coming and going without my attaching to them, which is not the same thing. I do not deliberately try to create an emptiness of mind. Besides, many people criticize this common idea of meditating to "empty your mind"... Or perhaps it is not the same definition of emptiness...
So what is the difference between zazen and mindfulness?
Thank you, and have a good day!
Fabrice43
Answer from Master Kosen
The nature of everything is empty, so there is no need to make something out of emptiness.
So you are right: we must remain natural. Zazen frees us naturally. Although here is the geometric structure of emptiness:
Kosen