Of Zen and the Experience of Moving
Roselyn E. Stone
Quest 1981 DOI: 10.1080/00336297.1981.10483725 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Buddhism |
| Citations | 3 |
| Key points | Argues, through personal reflection on Zen practice, that sport, dance, and exercise may be contemplative forms, and describes how a kensho (satori) experience clarified this ongoing investigation. The author also reflects on discomfort in performing other cultures' movement patterns, Japanese aesthetics during a Zen sesshin, and pushing past pain. |
Abstract
The author speaks of insights for moving found in her practice of Zen: the disquiet one may perceive in performing the movement patterns of other cultures; the Japanese aesthetic as experienced in the Zen sesshin; the discovery of pushing past pain; the clarification found in her kensho (satori) experience for her ongoing investigation of the hypothesis that sport, dance, and exercise are contemplative forms. Although the accounts are highly individual, the author endeavors to place them within the wider realm of the experience of moving.
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