The Zen Studies Podcast
The Zen Studies Podcast
Domyo Burk
302 – Q&A: Standing Up for What’s Right, and Zazen Versus Dissociation and Trance
35 minutes Posted May 16, 2025 at 10:27 pm.
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In this extemporaneous Q&A episode, I address these questions: What is the responsibility of Buddhists to stand for what is right? What is the difference between the Buddhist goal of "detaching from clinging and aversion" and the pathological states of detachment from reality called "dissociation?" How would you describe the desirable level of overlap between shikantaza (the zazen of just sitting) and trance?