Way of Practice

"Zazen is a physical practice. We don't usually think of spiritual practice as physical, and yet, life, soul, spirit, mind don't exist in the sky, they exist in association with a body. In Dogen's way of practice, body and spirit (or spirit, soul) are one thing, and so to sit - to actually and literally sit down - paying close attention to the body process until you can enter it wholeheartedly - is to return naturally to what you most truly are. You have been this all along, whether you sit or not. But when you sit in Zazen, you return and embrace it completely."

Kazuaki Tanahashi
Excerpt | Beyond Thinking - A Guide to Zen Meditation