ABSTRACT
The enlightened man, the man who practices zazen, finally behaves morally because he is moral. Zazen may be likened to an onion. It has many layers, and they are in a sense all the same. In the practice of zazen there are tools that may be called aids to zazen. There are koans, lectures from the roshi exercises for limbering the muscles, practice of a moral code and so on. Zazen and the aids to zazen become inextricably linked. The "philosophy" of Zen Buddhism should never confused with Zen Buddhism. The practice of a moral code to deepen zazen becomes simply the practice of a moral code for its own sake. In later zazen, after instruction from a roshi has commenced, the zen student concentrates on a koan instead of counting. Even the more experienced zen student will not hesitate to interrupt his zazen with a quick walk when he finds himself growing drowsy or too stiff.
