{"id":618,"date":"2009-03-24T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/treeleafzen\/2009\/03\/how-do-i-know-if-im-doing-this.html"},"modified":"2009-03-24T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-24T11:00:00","slug":"how-do-i-know-if-im-doing-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/2009\/03\/how-do-i-know-if-im-doing-this.html","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Know If I&#8217;m Doing Zen Right?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            .<br \/>.<\/p>\n<div align=\"right\">Almost every day, somebody asks me to judge whether they are making &#8220;progress&#8221; in their Zen practice &#8230; a practice that&#8217;s based on dropping all idea of &#8220;progress&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, there are some ways to know that there&#8217;s been some &#8220;progress&#8221;, though it&#8217;s usually something for the student to confirm for the student, more than by seeking confirmation from any teacher.<\/p>\n<p>Those ways can range from a deep, abiding sense of being at home in life, at one with life, embracing of life &#8230; to an All-Fulfilling Taste of Who One Truly Is, One&#8217;s Original Face, that ONE IS LIFE. <\/p>\n<div align=\"left\"><i><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<p>.<br \/>.<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><object width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/IvEK4BLOGU0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/IvEK4BLOGU0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><\/object><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><u>(remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells;<\/u><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><u>a sitting time of 20 to 35 minutes is recommended)<\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"left\"><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feedburner.com\/fb\/a\/emailverifySubmit?feedId=2769166\">To subscribe to &#8220;Treeleaf Zen&#8221; click here.<\/a><o:p><\/o:p> <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>.. 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