Zazen: A Practice from Emptiness

Abstract

This article develops a reflection on ethics as a way of life from the practice of zazen, drawing from anecdotes and stories from masters of the Zen tradition whose words become significant on the horizon of emptiness (śūnyatā). This dimension makes it possible to speak of an ethic from the singularities of this tradition. The text is divided into three parts, the first, the introduction that presents the framework of our approach; the second, the discussion, which dialogues with this tradition through the words of the teachers; and finally the conclusion that reaffirms the need to understand the relationship between zazen and śūnyatā.