Theres a lot of confusion about Zen meditation, breath counting, just sitting, and koan introspection.

Zen teacher Dosho Ports talk, the Three Ways of Zen Meditation lays it out as well as Ive seen.

Out of my years of practice and study, I feel much of what is presented about Zen meditation is not very helpful. This talk, however, is about as clear an exposition of what I understand to be the discipline, presented clearly, and compassionately. The talk itself is about twenty-five minutes long, the balance is a question and answer section, which is also worth listening to.

The Reverends Dosho Port and Tetsugan Zummach guide the Nebraska Zen Center in Omaha, where they are co-conspiring to bring wisdom and compassion into the world.

If you find yourself in their neighborhood, you might consider dropping in and seeing whats going on. Well, obviously theres a lot of Zen meditation happening. But, something rich and powerful is going on along with all that meditation. I believe in the Heartland something a spiritual earthquake is shaking the very foundations of the world. And the epicenter may well be at that center.

Worth checking out.

And as long as were at it, at no extra charge I throw in a talk by Port Roshi. Its a bit older, and delivered before he and Tetsugan came to Nebraska, but it gives a pretty good sense of the roshis style as well as the breadth and depth of his teaching.

Go here to read the rest:

Zen teacher Dosho Port on the Three Ways of Zen Meditation - Patheos (blog)