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**JimmyHas** · 03-23-2011, 07:20 PM

You have to see what is right for you, and it depends on what you are doing, and what it is from each tradition that you are working with. Both Zen and Theravada practice mind-calming (shamatha) quiet sitting meditation. And both have ways of utilizing analytical meditation (vippasyana). On the other hand, if you are training like a theravada monk and then want to drink Sake and write poerty like a Zen monk, this might cause some conflicts.

03-23-2011, 07:20 PM	#17
JimmyHas Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 393 Senior Member	You have to see what is right for you, and it depends on what you are doing, and what it is from each tradition that you are working with. Both Zen and Theravada practice mind-calming (shamatha) quiet sitting meditation. And both have ways of utilizing analytical meditation (vippasyana). On the other hand, if you are training like a theravada monk and then want to drink Sake and write poerty like a Zen monk, this might cause some conflicts.
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