Thank you Jundo for the teaching.
Apple being one of my favourite fruit, it was really hard to concentrate on what you were saying while you were playing with that juicy thing![]()
Thank you Jundo for the teaching.
Apple being one of my favourite fruit, it was really hard to concentrate on what you were saying while you were playing with that juicy thing![]()
Thank you for this wonder, wonderful teaching, Jundo.
Lots to sit with and non-think.
Thank you Jundo.
Gassho,
Shawn
PS - Up on podcast now.
Gembako = atom bomb
Thanks for the teaching Jundo.
Wholeness is really powerful..everything is in it together!
Just got to feel it in the gut, bone and marrow. Just gotta sit.
Thanks Jundo
Gassho and Thank you,
Peter
An apple a day may keep the doctor away......but there's no better medicine than the Dharma
Fantastic talk!
Gassho,
John
Oh Jen that looks sooooo delicious!Originally Posted by Jennifer G P
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Just letting things be in their own way (even the hard things in life) is neither easy nor hard.
Neither be hesitant and fearful, nor wound too tight and charging forward. (This reminds me of the Buddha's famous parable of the lute strings ... strung neither too loose nor too tight to produce beautiful music)
Do not cling, but be open and spacious beyond limits ... Do not even cling to the goal of 'not clinging' or Enlightenment!
Do not run after or run away, but flow with the flow ... letting all things rest as they are. The more you chase after the goal, the further the goal becomes.
To live in the Great Way
is neither easy nor difficult,
but those with limited views
are fearful and irresolute:
the faster they hurry, the slower they go.
Clinging cannot be limited;
even to be attached to the idea of enlightenment
is to go astray.
Just let things be in their own way
and there will be neither coming nor going.
That's how the game is played. Even as we chase after life's goals to keep food on the table and the wolves from the door, running here and there ... abandon all chasing, running after or away. Win or lose ... the game is Won is One.
(sorry about the sound quality today ... it is what it is too 8) )
Today’s Sit-A-Long video follows at this link. Remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells; a sitting time of 15 to 35 minutes is recommended
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Thanks jundo,
I hope everything works out and the new arrival will be very lucky. These will be exciting times for your family! You have been fighting the good fight.
With regards to the general point of people standing up and taking action for what they believe in did I understand things Correctly that when we do this we should also have a stillness within?
Thanks very much jundo.
I sometimes think of a football player from Norway that seemed to always score when he had no time to think about things. In that moment he was at one with everything and something deeper within would take over in that moment. When he was given time to think about things in front of the goal he would make a real mess of things. His name was herald brattback and he player for glasgow celtic about 10 years ago.
In our practice it is about living every second of the game.
Gassho
Ray
Thanks Jundo
Gassho,
Dustin
Hi Ray,Originally Posted by Ray
I would say that the central pivot point of our Way is to ALWAYS have stillness within.
However, the meaning of "stillness" is perhaps a little special in a Zenny sort of way ...
That's because it is a "Stillness" that expresses itself as both life's stillness and life's motion ... a Peace of One Piece found in peace and even in sometime war and chaos.
It is a "Stillness" found both sitting quietly and unmoving on the Zafu or running toward the goal line on the football field or running like hell from life's hungry tigers!
It is a "Stillness within" that we may come to see is not limited by "within" or "without", but sweeps in and vibrantly dances all the world.
It is a "Stillness" that is perfectly still and always present when seen and sensed and when not seen at all at dark times ... much like the shining moon is always present in the sky even when hidden by clouds in the dark night.
So, this Practice is founded upon coming to know that Stillness on the cushion and off ... sitting, standing, walking, running or flying through the air ... sweeping in and sweeping out both inside and out.
Something like that.
Gassho, J
PS - By the way, looks like we will be off to China around December to bring our little girl home. We received word of a little girl, and some photos ... and all is looking like it will happen this time. I will write more when the day gets closer. I am Still within, but my wife and my expectant hearts are going pitter-pat.
In "The Dragon Who Never Sleeps," Robert Aitken offers a gatha that I think goes along perfectly with this talk...
When I hear people say, "Let it happen,"
I vow with all beings
to work toward making it happen--
if it doesn't, then that's how it goes.
Thanks for the talk Jundo. And good luck to your son and his team.
gassho
Greg
Thanks Very Much Jundo,
You have explained things very clearly.
This all sounds like a very deep eternal stillness.
With regards to your wee girl; this is great news that she will be joining your family next month. I hope it all goes well!
Metta to all of you
Gassho
Ray
Very exciting news! Keep us posted...Originally Posted by Jundo
Another wonderful real world teaching! I appreciate how you always seem to be able to integrate all of life around us and make a profound lesson out of it. Or rather, point to life itself, which is the greatest teaching of all. Thank you Jundo Sensei. And like Greg said good luck to Leon and his team
Gassho,
John
An "Eternal" Stillness, perhaps, that shines right through-and-through all human images of eternal or not eternal, changing or anything to change, shallow or deep, all sounds loud or soft or totally quiet.Originally Posted by Ray
Gassho, J
Gassho Jundo,
Peter
Thanks Jundo!
G
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PS - Posted to Podcasts.
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Jundo,
Thank you for this teaching.
Gassho,
Dosho
This picture from a temple in India is said to be the aged Buddha not feeling so well. In other images, the Buddha would recline when ill ... an excellent way to "lay" Zazen when one can't get out of bed ...
Our Xin Xin Ming today speaks of moments of freedom and clarity which can come even amid the murkiness, uncertainty and fear of being sick ...
Obey the nature of things,
and you will walk freely and undisturbed.
When thought is in bondage the truth is hidden,
for everything is murky and unclear,
and the burdensome practice of judging brings annoyance and weariness.
What benefit can be derived from distinctions and separations?
PS - Unlike America, they don't use anesthesia for colonoscopies in Japan ... in case you were wondering ...
Today’s Sit-A-Long video follows at this link. Remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells; a sitting time of 15 to 35 minutes is recommended
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Jundo,
Thank you for this teaching...and much metta to all those ill in health...
...as well as a quick smile or giggle when you can manage it.
Gassho,
Dosho
Thank you, Jundo. Very timely as I have a family member recovering from cancer surgery. Definitely needed the laugh!
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Jundo
I think you may have removed the last excuse for not doing zazen. Chuckle included to make it easier to remember. Price of admission accomplished. Gassho Shogen
It did make me laugh.The vacuum was an excellent touch!
I was floored when you said you did zazen while getting a colonoscopy! Not because of the obvious distraction involved..but because about 4 or 5 years ago I had done the exact same thing. Well, not exactly. I had a "virtual" (felt pretty real to me) colonoscopy where they put a balloon (which I was sure was the size of a Macy's Day parade inflatable) in the backdoor and then slide you into an MRI unit and scan you for what felt like an eternity. This was a situation where I'd rather not be able to say "Been there, done that!"
G,
s
Now the dilemma of which quote to use...guess I'll use both.
The original:
"To infinity...and beyond!"
and the equally apt:
"To boldly go where no man has gone before!"
PS - Posted now up to Poodcast...
Gassho
Peter
Thank you Jundo
This teaching is a reminder for me that even when sick I can still sit and flow with life.
Thank you, Jundo Sensei.
Thank you Jundo! You definitely gave me a laugh :wink: ! I find a sense of humor helps a lot of things in life.
Gassho and smiles to all going through health concerns right now,
Kelly/Jinmei
Hilariously funny & seriously profound all in one! Quite a pleasure to sit along with.
May all those who are ill in health find those precious moments of refuge in laughter and equanimity _/_
The props are getting better and better with each episode
Thank you for the teaching.
Jundo-oso;
Thank you for this recreation of a forgettable momentI have so far avoided this one, especially the intimacy with a vacuum cleaner. :lol:
Let's take a moment to think of those with discomfort and wish that they may find that glimmer of peace."To infinity...and beyond, in deed!"
Thanks so much for the teaching.
Metta to all those who are unwell.
Gassho
Ray
This week's passage of the Xin Xin Ming instructs us how to live in this trying and hectic life, yet with a mind open, clear and free ... living amid and as this world of the senses, thoughts, goals, emotions -- yet light, unfettered, unbound ... seeing distinctions and complexity as Wholeness and Simplicity ... at once, as one ...
If you wish to move in the One Way
do not dislike even the world of senses and ideas.
Indeed, to accept them fully
is identical with true Enlightenment.
The wise man strives to no goals
but the foolish man fetters himself.
This is one Dharma, not many: distinctions arise
from the clinging needs of the ignorant.
To seek Mind with the discriminating mind
is the greatest of all mistakes.
I am reminded of this description (by Zen Teacher Kyogen Carlson) of the lessons of clouds and water. I happened to read it this week. Kyogen talks of a Chinese poem which contains the line: "To drift like clouds and flow like water."
... ... Neither clouds nor water insist upon
any particular form, for they take shape according to conditions. Clouds
attach to nothing, and so drift freely across the sky. Water twists and
turns on its way down hill in complete accord with the path it must
follow. The flowing of the water has the strength to move mountains,
while the drifting of the clouds is utterly free. In these qualities we
have a perfect description of the Zen mind. Just as clouds cling to
nothing, floating free and changing with the wind, acceptance of change
is the essence of nonattachment and expresses the perfect freedom of
meditation. Flowing water follows its course naturally, without
resistance or hesitation. This lack of resistance describes the
willingness at the heart of a true commitment to Zen practice, which
like water, has the strength to move mountains.
http://www.universalquest.com/driftingcloud.htm
A very good way to move through and whole with the complexities of life.
Today’s Sit-A-Long video follows at this link. Remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells; a sitting time of 15 to 35 minutes is recommended
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Thank you Jundo.
Gassho,
Shawn
PS - Up on podcast.
Thanks Jundo,
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Peter
Jundo
Very happy to see a daughter will become part of your family soon. Persistence is a beautiful trait. The China trip will be interesting to see. All things are Buddha... even goals. Gassho Shogen
Thanks jundo.
Gassho
Ray
Thank you Jundo Sensei. Looking forward to virtually tagging along with you to China!
Gassho,
John
Thank you Jundo-Sensei.
Jundo,
Thank you for this teaching.
Gassho,
Dosho
Btw, wonderful picture, do you know its name or artist ?
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Peter
I believe it is ...Originally Posted by Peter Lin
Taki Sansui Ga. Waterfall landscape
by Scroll artist Kako. This is an old scroll with a wonderful romanticised landscape of the Hannoki Falls at 497 metres making it the largest waterfall in Japan
http://www.bonsaiinformation.com/Penglai.html
Gassho, J