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What's ritual for? - by Norman Fischer
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(My substack posts so far have been mostly political and social but this one is, apparently, about religion.
What's ritual for? Norman Fischer Feb 22, 2021 9 Share (My substack posts so far have been mostly political and social but this one is, apparently, about religion. I say “apparently” because in my mind there’s not much difference — being alive is being alive in all dimensions. But maybe you think there’s a difference…) Zen practice is secular, or, maybe, aesthetic, right? No, the truth is zen is a highly ritualized religious practice. What is ritual? Ritual is about repetition. Incense offering and prostrations are ritual gestures performed daily in zen groups. Meditation itself is a ritual: y
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