I found this video today and thought it was a great introduction. Plus, if you are like me, and are a student of the Japanese language then hearing Zazen instructions in Japanese will be an added bonus :wink:
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I found this video today and thought it was a great introduction. Plus, if you are like me, and are a student of the Japanese language then hearing Zazen instructions in Japanese will be an added bonus :wink:
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Hello!
I'm at work, so I can't watch the video. Maybe it is general enough to be a good introduction for all zen students. Just wanted to say that Harada Roshi cooks a sometimes very different soup from that of our in-house chefs! :wink:
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/PontusOriginally Posted by Taigu
Oh this is so nice! I will download it and watch it on my phone as I travel back home.
Thanks for sharing, Seiryu!
That's how I saw it and still see it too.Originally Posted by Taigu
Gassho, J
I would say the same...
By the way, watch respectfully the following video featuring Harada roshi and two students and understand how different our teaching styles can be...
There is nothing to criticize here, nothing to blame or judge, just with an open mind watch and you may start to realize that we really have two distincive recipes to bake the cake ( and yet they are the same ).
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gassho
Taigu
Thank you for sharing Taigu
I can see why that approach would work for some.
Your mind has to be so focused since you really can't anticipate what will happen next. Completely in the here and now, out of fear, out of arrogance, either way your mind is completely focused. Any little thing can push you over the edge.
Many fingers point to the moon, Soto finger, Rinzai finger, Christian finger, Jewish finger...Can we let go of the finger and grasp at the moon.
Some fingers point at the reflection of the moon....
is there any difference there?
Yes, All is the Same Same Same, beyond and holding all ideas of this and that and same and different.
Harada Roshi has his ways to taste Same, Taigu Roshi has his ways to taste Same. Same Same Same. Yet ...
Different Different Different. Same is Different, Different precisely Same. Though all are the Great Sport and the Field Boundless, yet basketball is not football.
Here, we teach basketball. Introducing pointers on how to play football is of limited relevance, Seiryu. One has a basket, one has an end zone. One is played with a basketball, one a football.
Gassho, J
Yes, we are ... with nothing to win or lose even as we diligently run up and down the court. The ball is in the basket from the first, yet we take our best shots.Originally Posted by chugai
All sentient beings are ever All-Stars! That being said, some on this team are more talented than others.
Phil Jackson is the coach ...
http://www.adherents.com/people/pj/Phil_Jackson.html
Gassho, J
And so, we now know Coach Jundo's secret; this is a football :roll: (hold on coach, you're going too fast! :lol 8)
Conversely, we have Vince's other speech; http://bit.ly/iVTSGX
Personally, I prefer Phil's approach (Harada/Lombardi vs. Jackson/Cohen :? )
Different strokes for different folks, but when you combine the recipes, the stew becomes a mess