Hi Jundo

I know you'll be busy with Jukai preparations but could you , or anyone else give me insight in to the term 'sange' in realtion to Zen and Jukai?

I was listening to a Dharma talk about it which I really need to listen to again, and again, but it struck alot of chords with a bit of 'crisis' I've been going through lately.

The only definitition of it I have found is :

"contrition, confession, repentance. The sincere recognition of all that is wrong with in one, and the acceptance of ones past karma. Sange is the source of religious humility and the principal gateway to enlightenment." from Zen is Eternal Life, Rev Master Jiyu Kennet.

I don't think I'm at the gate to enlightenment but there has been alot coming up particularly since my last retreat and it's been a bit of a bumpy ride.

Alternatively I could just be stressed out?

In gassho, Kev