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I am not calm during zazen. Is that normal?

Master Kosen – Published on January 14 – zazen

Question

I recently started practicing zazen. When I do zazen in the dojo, everything boils inside me, though supposedly everything should be calm. I feel like an electric kettle; my breathing is short and whistles like a pressure cooker. Is that normal?





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Master Kosen’s answer

Yes.

Kosen


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