Lightly and Patiently... : from a blog titled 'Water Dissolves Water'
“The true practice in accordance with the Way is nothing but shikantaza,” Dogen says in the opening chapter. ofZuimonki. Shikantaza is a form of zazen literally meaning “just sitting.” Anything added to “just sitting,” such as “just sitting to see things as they are” or even “just sitting to drop off body and mind” is not true shikantaza; something extra has been added. While such things may, in fact, occur, shikantaza is zazen which is practiced without expectation of any reward, even enlightenment.
