Tilda Moose, citizenFinally found some #enlightening thoughts about combining #Zen and #chess. As you may know, I'm working on forgetting about winning and losing, and aiming to dissolve myself in the #fun of the game for its own sake. I've been playing random games on #Lichess and mostly dying like a fly, watching my rating and any pride I once had vanish like bathwater down the plug hole. But in so doing I'm learning to not give a crap, and enjoy not identifying with loss or gain.
Secrets of Zen Chess
During my most recent chess break, I ran into a friend of mine who loves chess and who had been in Japan doing a 4 week Seshin at a Japanese Zen Monestary.I asked him if he had time to practice his chess while at the monastery, and he told me that he had not, but that he had briefly spoken to a monk...