Are there levels and development in zen training?

November 26, 2012, 7:36 am Of course there are levels. A beginner will not know how to sit his physical body and how to concentrate his mind. But by making efforts in the practice, this becomes more clear and simple. Like the 10 Oxherding pictures. They are about returning to one´s orginal mind, yet on the way there are many sceneries that are being encountered.