A pair of other translations of the first lines of this passage. First, by Uchiyama Roshi ...
Both day and night, allow all things to come into and reside within your mind. Allow your mind (Self) and all things to function together as a whole.
Yasuda Joshu Dainin and Anzan Hoshin write ...
Throughout the day and
night, practice the coming and going of things as arising in the mind,
the mind turning and displaying itself as things.
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During the day and
through the night, whether things come and dwell in your mind or your mind
turns and dwells on things, put yourself on a par with them and diligently
pursue the way. Prior to the third watch take stock of the next morning's
tasks; after the third watch take charge of making the morning gruel. When that
day's gruel is finished, wash the pots, steam the rice, and prepare the soup.
When soaking the rice for the midday meal, the cook should not leave the
vicinity of the sink. Keep a sharp eye on everything, so as not to waste even a
single grain, and properly rinse out any foreign objects. Put the rice in the
pots, light the fires, and steam it. Of old it was said, "When steaming
rice, treat the pot as one's own head; when rinsing the rice, know that the
water is one's own lifeblood." When the steaming is done, collect the rice
in bamboo baskets or rice tubs and place it on the table. Preparation of
vegetables, soup, and the like, should be done while the rice is being steamed.
From:Tenzo Kyokun - Instructions for the Cook by Eihei Dogen - Translated by Griffith Foulk
(remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells;
a sitting time of 20 to 35 minutes is recommended)
As I was on my way to Kyoto this morning, i wrote the followings cheap poems:
Books and ideas are far too serious
Children and walks
will show you the way
All these words
pointing at the ineffable
snow on snow
Cluttered head
never ending blossoms
this life
Well,
this is an attempt to convey the sheer simplicity of our path. Studying
is of course important, reading sutra and texts is a necessary food
more for practice than for thought. It is not intended to fill our head
with notions, opinions, views and concepts. The reading of Shobogenzo
should take us to the reading of things as it is not to blur our
vision. We live in this ever changing beauty and at the same time, we
are often trapped in a box filled with old stuff. How can we open our eyes to the very wonder? How can we never get caught by self
importance and certainty? Sitting in the unconditionnal state, resting in the seal at ease and in peace, and begin each and every time.
gassho
Taigu
(remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells;
a sitting time of 20 to 35 minutes is recommended)
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We start with 3 floor prostrations (or deep Gassho), then chant the Heart Sutra in ENGLISH (see below), then sit about 40 minutes of Zazen, then 10 minutes of Kinhin, closing with the chants of the "Verse of Atonement" and "Four Vows".
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... yet sincerely and carefully doing one's best to make it good
**(Before the noon meal, the tenzo conducts a service in the kitchen for Soko Shinsai, a Chinese folk deity and the guardian
spirit of the oven who came to be enshrined in Chinese Zen temples, later brought to Japan.)
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When you have finished,
think about the ingredients for the next day's meals. First, pick over the
rice. If there are any insects, green beans, hulls or pebbles, carefully pick
them out. While picking over the rice and vegetables, the postulants should chant
sutras and dedicate the merit to the kitchen god. ** Next, select the ingredients
for the vegetables and soup and cook them. Do not argue with the store officers
over the amount of ingredients you have received. Without worrying about their
quality, simply make the best of what you have. It is prohibited to show your
feelings or say anything about the amount of ingredients.
From:Tenzo Kyokun - Instructions for the Cook by Eihei Dogen - Translated by Griffith Foulk
(remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells;
a sitting time of 20 to 35 minutes is recommended)
Far
from being a distant and benevolent Boddhistava ,Kannon can be seen as
the dynamic radiance of stillness, it arises from the mudra of
non-duality and shines through time and space, sun-like.
Like
the moon of Genjokoan, it touches, permeates the myriad forms without
altering them. Every action is an expression of its loving and caring
energy, from breakfast to bedtime, from toilet to supermarket, the
daily actions of life are just as they are, the face and arms of
Avalokitesvara. Nothing is hidden, and yet one cannot see. Kannon is
merged in perfect intimacy with chores, breaks, deeds, laughs and
cries. So Kannon
doesn t abide anywhere, it is our own being manifested as compassion in
1000 daily actions. Kannon is also a listening ability, an open
mindedness which can be experienced in every step of our life. Buddhas
and Boddhistavas represents aspects of our being-life, you may want to
find them in somebody special, but I am afraid that his will take you
to the stage of burning incense and doing ceremonies. Dogen s Zen is
not to pray Kannon, but to allow Kannon to be alive in our life, in
people, situations, and things we meet.
(remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells;
a sitting time of 20 to 35 minutes is recommended)
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On Metta ... and letting go of the territory as well as the owner ... (remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells;a sitting time of 20 to 35 minutes is recommended) To subscribe to "Treeleaf Zen" click here....
A Buddhist Response to Terror ...______________________________________________ (remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells;a sitting time of 20 to 35 minutes is recommended) To subscribe to "Treeleaf Zen" click here. ...
Please join our weekly "Live from Treeleaf" Zazenkai meditation ...BUT DUE TO TECHNICAL REASONS, TODAY'S ZAZENKAI IS RECORDED ... so, 'LIVED FROM TREELEAF' ... a 'RE-SIT' ... FOR WHICH I APOLOGIZE ...We start with 3 floor prostrations (or deep...
I'm tired, nothing to say ...( and that's maybe the best talk of all )______________________________________________ (remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells;a sitting time of 20 to 35 minutes is recommended) To subscribe to "Treeleaf Zen" click here....
( Dogen's Instructions for the Cook - III )Doing things carefully ... the Zen way ..._____________________________ Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0pt; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;...
( Dogen's Instructions for the Cook - I )For our ongoing 100-day ANGO ... let's start cooking ...If you would like to find the complete translation we will be using ...SOTO ZEN TEXT PROJECT_____________________________ Normal 0 false false false...
... just suchness ... (remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells;a sitting time of 20 to 35 minutes is recommended) To subscribe to "Treeleaf Zen" click here....
This month's sitting and ceremony is dedicated to Dennis, who left this world a few days ago, to his family and to his very good friend ...Please join our AUGUST MONTHLY 4-hour 'Live from Treeleaf' ZAZENKAI, recorded in "real...
PEACE______________________________________________ (remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells;a sitting time of 20 to 35 minutes is recommended) To subscribe to "Treeleaf Zen" click here. ...
In keeping with our 100-day Ango Practice Season, we look at the Bodhisattva Virtue of ....Vow and Commitment (pranidhana)The most fundamental Bodhisattva's vows are these four, which we chant daily ...To save all sentient beings, though beings numberlessTo transform...
I offer a Buddhist Perspective on one of the many unspeakable horrors and tragedies that are sometime encountered in this world .... (remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells;a sitting time of 20 to 35 minutes is recommended)...
For our ongoing 100-day ANGO Special Practice Season (SEE HERE) ...... one encouraged practice is the recitation of a Meal Verse prior to each meal. Here is one we have used during Retreats at Treeleaf that I suggest ......
Jundo Cohen is a Soto Zen Priest and founder and teacher of the Treeleaf Zendo--a Zen sangha (community) located in Tsukuba, Japan. Jundo was ordained in 2002 and subsequently received Dharma Transmission from Master Gudo Wafu Nishijima. He is a member of the Soto Zen Buddhist Association and American Zen Teachers Association . His blog, Treeleaf Zen, was designed specifically for Zen practitioners who cannot easily commute to a Zen Center due to health concerns, living in remote areas, or childcare and family needs.
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