MENGGOYANG AKAL, MENGGAPAI INTUISI Kajian Kritis atas Metode Koan dan Zazen di dalam Tradisi Zen
Jurnal Ledalero November 5, 2015 Reza A.A Wattimena
Zen is presented as a way to understand the true self before conceptual thinking arises. This true self is perceived by letting go of concepts and abstractions and moving into intuition, which is direct experience of reality without mediation. The Zen tradition offers two practices to achieve this state: Zazen (sitting meditation) and Koan (interview with the Zen Master). Awareness of the true self, or intuition, is also seen as enlightenment and true freedom. The paper critically examines these practices and considers how both can contribute to the development of human life.