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    The Morning Star Simply Shines

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    In a world in which we chase, need more more more, try to fix, analyze/categorize/rate, like and dislike, feel dissatisfaction, long for or regret the past, distress at today, fear for the future, rush toward or run away ...

    ... one sits Shikantaza with nothing more to chase, nothing more needed, all just as it is with nothing to repair. the divisions and categories dropped away, in equanimity beyond personal likes and dislikes, whole and complete in sitting itself, thoughts of past and future dropped away, no other place to go or in need of going. Zazen is good for nothing because, in sitting Zazen, nothing more is needed but sitting itself.

    The morning star simply shines.
    Last edited by Jundo; 05-22-2020 at 11:50 PM.
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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    Doshin
    St

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    Tairin
    Sat today and lah

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    Thank you Jundo.

    Gassho, Shinshi

    SaT-LaH
    空道 心志 Kudo Shinshi
    I am just a priest-in-training, any resemblance between what I post and actual teachings is purely coincidental.
    E84I - JAJ

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    Deep bows to this simple wisdom.

    Gassho
    Van
    _/\_
    Satlah

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    Kevin
    ST


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    Gassho




    Ben

    Stlah

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    Washin
    sattoday
    Kaidō (皆道) Every Way
    Washin (和信) Harmony Trust
    ----
    I am a novice priest-in-training. Anything that I say must not be considered as teaching
    and should be taken with a 'grain of salt'.

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    Kotei sat/lah today.

    義道 冴庭 / Gidō Kotei.
    Being a novice priest doesn't mean my writing about the Dharma is more substantial than yours. Actually, it might well be the other way round.

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    Thank you Jundo

    Gassho, Chris stlah

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    The end of Henry David Thoreau's Walden:

    Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.
    Gassho,

    Kirk

    SAT
    流文

    I know nothing.

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    Gassho
    Jakuden
    SatToday/LAH

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    Thank you Jundo, quite lovely.

    Gassho,

    Joshua
    SatToday/LaH

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    Gassho/SatToday
    流道
    Ryū Dou

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    "in equanimity beyond personal likes and dislikes"

    Yes, it's so easy to forget that our preferences put us in opposition to the present moment. Thank you for this reminder. Very happy that this post happened to pop up at the top of my list of unread threads this morning.

    Gassho,
    Juki

    sat today/lah
    Last edited by Juki; 05-25-2020 at 02:16 PM.
    "First you have to give up." Tyler Durden

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    合掌,生開
    gassho, Shokai

    仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai

    "Open to life in a benevolent way"

    https://sarushinzendo.wordpress.com/

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    Seibu
    Sattoday/lah

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    Ghasso
    Bobby
    SatToday


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    Just Sit

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    Gassho 2
    St
    Hosei
    Mountains are waters and waters are mountains ............

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    Mark
    Sat today

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    Gassho
    Kenny
    Sat Today

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    This is one of the greatest things you have said, shikan. Thankyou for this teaching ✌️

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