Zuochan: Sitting and Forgetting

  By Johnathon Lee Peace is nothingness—the absence of all things, and the presence of that absence. The Daoists call it zuowang. It’s usually translated as sitting in oblivion or sitting and forgetting. I like “Sit and omit,” because that’s what you’re doing. This practice developed before Buddhism came to China, and it changed after … Continue reading Zuochan: Sitting and Forgetting