r/zen is a reddit forum about Zen scholarship, study, and practice. Reddit Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/123b0g4/zen_rejects_buddhism_how_the_4sofz_are/ Post Summary: Four Statements of Zen <ol> <li> The separate transmission outside the teachings, </li> <li> Not based on words, </li> <li> Points directly at the human mind— </li> <li> You see your nature and become a buddha </li> </ol>

r/zen is a reddit forum about Zen scholarship, study, and practice. Reddit Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/123b0g4/zen_rejects_buddhism_how_the_4sofz_are/ Post Summary: Four Statements of Zen The separate transmission outside the teachings, Not based on words, Points directly at the human mind— You see your nature and become a buddha

4-1 Four Statements of Zen v/s Eightfold Path Buddhism

Zen is a tradition from India that passed into China.  Zen culture is based on the Five Lay Precepts,  the Four Statements of Zen, and Zen's only practice: Public Interview, which is where we get Zen koans.

This podcast covers topics like: What does that koan mean?  How is Zen different from Buddhism/Christianity/Zazen?  Why isn't Zen a philosophy?  What do Zen Masters say that is applicable to modern life?  What does it mean to have a community/sangha?

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Zen is a tradition from India that passed into China. Zen culture is based on the Five Lay Precepts, the Four Statements of Zen, and Zen's only practice: Public Interview, which is where we get Zen koans. This podcast covers topics like: What does that koan mean? How is Zen different from Buddhism/Christianity/Zazen? Why isn't Zen a philosophy? What do Zen Masters say that is applicable to modern life? What does it mean to have a community/sangha?

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4-1 Four Statements of Zen v/s Eightfold Path Buddhism

4-1 Four Statements of Zen v/s Eightfold Path Buddhism