Mind Only and Zen
Mind Only is closely related to our tradition and reports of its death are greatly exaggerated.
If you read the Mind Only texts you may be surprised how similar the ideas and meditation practice are. Some of our early Chinese and Indian Masters also practised mind only. Most notably our 21st patriarch, Master Vasubandhu who is the founder of Mind Only.
I don't advocate trying to follow 2 systems. I'm just sharing some information:
Every lecture I've been to about emptiness in the different schools or about the mind Only says they have been extinct for centuries.
I often hear Zen Buddhist people implying or saying that the mind Only is unrelated to our tradition.
Actually
1️⃣ Mind Only is our close relative
2️⃣ It lives
3️⃣ Here's a great book from a current Mind Only teacher