What reasons explain the fascination that Zen exerts in the Western world? Are they the same ones that have kept this secular tradition alive in Asian countries? Following the path of Zen means mainly meditating in the lotus position and, in silence, breathing deeply and calmly. Surely, the first doubt that arises before this is: what is meditated on, and with what objective? In other words, what does the person who practices zazen do? What benefits do you expect to obtain? We can also ask ourselves: what purpose do the koans have, these enigmas raised by the masters to the disciples, which defy the laws of rationality? And still: why make an effort to draw a circle with a single stroke? Iconoclast, irreverent, complex and at the same time radically simple, Zen refuses to be classified or circumscribed because one of the aspects that most clearly emphasizes is that, in order to really...read more
