Bone Marrow Washing of Bodhidharma, the Zen Patriarch
Bone Marrow Washing of Bodhidharma, the Zen Patriarch Written by Baba Revitalized Zen Contents Part 1: Introduction Buddhahood, Buddhanature and the Three Bodies, including Fourth Dantien Yi and Yi Jin Jing – Transforming the Physical and Astral Tissues, Mindfulness vs. Awareness, Yi and Wu Yi – With Intent, Without Intent Part 2: Tools of Complete Transformation Awareness Alone Practice with the Buddhas and Ancestors Xi Sui Jing – Bone Marrow Washing Final words About the author Links Part 1: Introduction In this text, as a continuation of Revitalized Zen – Four Stages of Zen Practice , I would like to discuss Bone Marrow Washing as a core practice of Revitalized Zen and explain the basic view and theory of it. Bone Marrow Washing or Xi Sui Jing (pron. shee-sway-jing , 洗髓经 , 洗髓 經 ) is a complete method of body-mind cultivation which leads to full enlightenment, also known as buddhahood (skt. anuttara samyak sambodhi) o...
