Satori means creating your own life

I love this quote from Kodo Sawaki. I just wanted to share it.
Gassho
Myozan

Love the quote, Myozan. This is something I'm barely beginning to understand, although I feel lucky to have any concept at all. I see that The Zen Teaching of Homeless Kodo is out of print. Are there any other materials written about him? I've picked up a little bit through Opening the Hand of Thought; he seems like an amazing man.

gassho,
Shujin

These quotes always make me smile:
(Too bad they're mostly one liners, I feel some could use some elaboration!)
http://antaiji.dogen-zen.de/eng/kodo-sa ... -you.shtml :D

I have been on the look out for The Zen teaching of homeless Kodo too! :lol:

/Pontus

There are some excerpts available online:

http://antaiji.dogen-zen.de/eng/hk0.shtml

Wisdom Books' website claims that it is "available...," and then in ambiguous small print underneath "this title has been delisted..."

http://www.wisdom-books.com/ProductDeta ... umber=2445

Gassho,
Yugen

...What does it mean to create your own life ?
Is it even possible, to _not_ create your own life ?
_()_
Myoku

In a nightmare, you feel like the helpless victim of the dream and you can't wake up. When I was a kid and had a lot of nightmares, I sometimes managed to wake myself up, but not completely. I was still in the dream, but I had some degree of control. I no longer fully identifed with the dream. I had some distance to what was happening to me and I could steer the dream in a different direction if I wanted to. You could say I was creating my own dream.

/Pontus

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Originally Posted by Myoku

...What does it mean to create your own life ?
Is it even possible, to _not_ create your own life ?
_()_
Myoku

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Just waking up one naturally creates life which we call our own.

Being in a dream or delusion there is more risk of destructive behaviors.

Gassho Rich,
Thank you
Myoku

Please stand back while I drop an "i" :lol:

Don't ask me,
Ask Mu.
:D

The farmer asked the cow,
"Do you have buddha nature?"
"Mu" :D

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Originally Posted by Myoku

Gassho Rich,
Thank you
Myoku

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Thank you. Your question helped. I am curious to learn more about Kodo Sawaki.