Ching-yuan Wei-hsin, a Chinese Ch'an master, once said this:
Thirty years ago, when having not studied Ch'an, this monk saw mountain was mountains and water was water.
Later, when following the good teacher's guide, this monk...
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ZAZEN MEDITATION GUIDE - Chapter 05. Garments for Sitting
Garments for Sitting You will not be comfortable with any kind of tight, heavy or hard fabric clothing when you sit in zazen. Therefore, any loose fitting garment made of fine, soft fabrics will be better in sitting. When you do zazen, wearing garment is much better than wearing nothing.