And that means we don't need to bother with all that other Buddhist stuff ... like burning incense, ringing bells, bowing, chanting, worrying about the Precepts or even reading Buddhist books. All we need is Zazen, sitting on our cushion.
But ya know ... we are always working on a few different ways of seeing things here. So, at other times, Dogen reminds us, we think of Zazen 'Zen Meditation' in its wider meaning ... namely, all of life. At those times, 'Zen Meditation' also means burning incense, ringing bells, bowing, chanting, worrying about the Precepts or even reading Buddhist books.
Each action is, in that moment, 'Zen Meditation', and in that moment, all we need, a perfect act, the place to be.
See how that goes? (More)
Source: Beliefnet
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