wall gazing, n.Definitions

Wall-gazing (n.) was ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Bodhidharma's nine years in a cave — less a literal stare, Suzuki held, than a mind shut against every grasping thought.