Originally Posted by
RobbyRobot Zen is beyond reason and practicalities was the intent of my comment. Thanks for clearing that up.
This is not my understanding of Zen. From my experience, zen is not beyond reason or practicalities at all. In fact it's quite reasonable and practical. We sit, we are present and there is no frivolity or unanswered questions. When we walk, we walk, when we talk, we talk, clean, clean, etc. Everything is practical, nothing is extra. Adding anything "beyond" is not this moment and therefore not zen at all.
I do appreciate your understanding of zen, I just want to make sure mine is clear because there is no confusion with this practice and there should be no misunderstanding of it for anyone who is being introduced to this type of practice.