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Making Merit, Making Bows

Thursday October 29, 2009

( Dogen's Instructions for the Cook - XIX)


.... all things intra-penetrating  ... 


We receive aid and support from others, we give to others, we bow in gratitude.


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When a patron comes into the monastery and donates money to hold a feast, the various stewards should all be consulted; this is the precedent established in monasteries of old. With regard to the distribution of the merit-making donations, they also consult together. Do not create a disturbance in the hierarchy by infringing on anyone's authority.

When the midday meal or morning gruel has been properly prepared and placed on the table, the cook dons his kesa, spreads his sitting cloth, faces the sangha hall [where the monks eat], burns incense and makes nine prostrations. Upon finishing his prostrations, he sends the food [to the sangha hall]

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)


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Ron
October 29, 2009 8:57 PM

Gassho

Glo
October 31, 2009 12:08 AM

Many deep bows of gratitude to you also, Jundo.

Gassho

Glo

Lorenzo Caimari
November 1, 2009 6:53 AM


Muchas gracias , Jundo

Lorenzo

Your Name
November 1, 2009 11:33 AM

After an exceptionally tough week, your gratitude is returned 9 fold. Thank you, thank you,
Gassho

Praxis II exam
November 3, 2009 5:20 AM

Yes, I also agree expressing gratitude and respect to others never do cost us. Noe only Budhism but every religion tells us to be polite and to respect others.

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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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