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Joyful Mind, Motherly Mind, Great Mind ( ... and thank you to Beliefnet)
( Dogen's Instructions for the Cook - XXXIII)As we close this year 2009 ... all is truly but a constant beginning, ever new ...And as we conclude our reading of the Tenzo Kyokun, there remains ongoing life and practice ...In these final passages, Master Dogen reminds us to be joyful, to take care of
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Between Heaven and Hell
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posted 3:45:48am Dec. 30, 2009 |
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Life Is Our Temple
( Dogen's Instructions for the Cook - XXXI)Right here, right now ... this is the time and place of realization ... awakening and making it real ...___________________________When I observedaccomplished people in the past who held the position of cook, their personalqualities were naturally in
posted 7:54:33am Dec. 29, 2009 |
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'Mondays with TAIGU' - A New Year ... No Expectations ...
A new year ... no expectations ...(After a lovely year here at Beliefnet.com, our daily "Sit-a-long with Jundo" Zazen netcasts will be moving home on January 1st to SHAMBHALA SUNSPACE, the webpage of the Shambhala Sun and Buddhadharma magazines, where we will be a daily featured Buddhist blog ... si
posted 2:38:50am Dec. 28, 2009 |
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Join our Weekly 'SATURDAY (almost) LIVE FROM TREELEAF' Real-Time Zen Meditation TONIGHT!
Due to technical difficulties ... A PRE-RECORDED 'RE-SIT' TODAY ... Please join our weekly "(almost) Live from Treeleaf" Zazenkai meditation ...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 5 minutes o
posted 7:18:07am Dec. 26, 2009 |
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posted December 15, 2009 at 11:46 am
Thank you for the reminder
All good advice!
May I also say that on the part about changing the subject – doing that often got me into more questioning (may have appeared as though i was hiding some big thing or afraid to talk about it) so I suggest, if that fails,aim to keep the mumbling/rambling (ie dont start on about space and Buddhas throughout time..:D) to a minimum and be direct, kind and open -unless that’s not you then just Be!!
Gassho
Shohei
posted December 15, 2009 at 12:27 pm
I believe Shakespeare wrote King Lear after a visit to his in-laws one holiday…LOL