Hi there—I found this article really interesting, as not from the Zen tradition myself. For this: ”Sekida’s explanation of why this happens (a build up of spiritual energy) is obviously not a very useful model and at best a helpful metaphor for what it feels like to undergo kensho.”
I also find this way off. If you want to use metaphors then it’s more about what is let go of, allowing a direct realisation, rather than a building up of something. At least that’s my personal experience and those I know.
Just to say that Culadasa’s approach is as much Mahayana as it is Theravada in background. He draws on both.
Hi there—I found this article really interesting, as not from the Zen tradition myself. For this:
”Sekida’s explanation of why this happens (a build up of spiritual energy) is obviously not a very useful model and at best a helpful metaphor for what it feels like to undergo kensho.”
I also find this way off. If you want to use metaphors then it’s more about what is let go of, allowing a direct realisation, rather than a building up of something. At least that’s my personal experience and those I know.
Just to say that Culadasa’s approach is as much Mahayana as it is Theravada in background. He draws on both.
take care