Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

‘Zazen is not the form of sitting, but the practice of continually cutting away every extraneous mind moment. We cut as we see, as we hear, as we taste, as we smell, as we think, as we feel, and because we do this we are no longer pulled around by all that we see and hear and smell and easte and feel. But this does not mean that we don’t respond to things – we respond more sharply than ever, and more appropriately. If we are falling, asleep, feeling, vaque and fuzzy, we are not doing zazen correctly. It is a question of whether we are truly cutting and doing the practice thoroughly.’ (Not One Single Thing)