/lit/ - Literature

>>19809519
That's what the whole story is about. I think it's an illustration of what constitutes genuine practice. In the case of "empty nembutsu" the woman is stuck in a dualistic thinking of gain and loss, and she isn't truly one with her actions, but in her youth she had that one nembutsu that she produced without thinking, with all her body and soul.
This is about all I can say, maybe if you ask me again in ten years I'll be able to tell more.

>>19809523
Plenty of resources on how to sit.
https://youtu.be/LL2XUTeoUsM
Here's one I like. If you have a Zendo, Zen Center or anything like that near you, then I'd encourage you to go there, I think it helps to receive advice in person.

Mu refers to a very famous koan btw, but your questions all boil down to practice, basically.

>>19809524
(the invocation of Amida Buddha’s name). She would recite “Namu-Amidabutsu”

it's literally just that
https://tricycle.org/magazine/nembutsu-pure-land-chant/
here's an article on it if you're still curious. it's not a practice I've done so I can't tell you much more

Pic is from The Posture of Meditation by Will Johnson.