Question
Hello,
I am very interested in zazen practice and am rediscovering it. Unfortunately, when I tried sitting on a zafu, I had to remove my prosthetic leg to practice like the others. Then there was the problem of putting the liner and prosthesis back on for kinhin. So the dojo master recommended sitting on a chair, which I did.
Now I see your answer to someone practicing on a chair, saying it is not really zazen because it is the ego speaking... I no longer understand...
Now, in addition to my disability, I have an illness affecting my tendons, joints, and muscles, fibromyalgia, which wears me out. I recently resumed zazen in another dojo and encountered a lack of understanding of my disability and illness until the person in charge noticed my nonarticulated prosthesis and understood my difficulty sitting in zazen.
My question: am I on the Way or not? Is zazen only for healthy people? Can we temporarily practice zazen on a chair until the body regains some health?
Thank you for your kind answer.
Sincere regards.
nini
Master Kosen’s answer
When I was younger, I knew a Swiss man with two prosthetic legs who removed them to sit in zazen. If it is too complicated, practice on a chair.
Kosen