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  1. #2651
    beautiful
    合掌,生開
    gassho, Shokai

    仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai

    "Open to life in a benevolent way"

    https://sarushinzendo.wordpress.com/

  2. #2652
    Neon grasshopper.
    南 - Southern
    林 - Forest

  3. #2653
    Quote Originally Posted by Nanrin View Post
    Neon grasshopper.
    Great capture!

    Gasho, Jishin, __/stlah\__

  4. #2654
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    A tobacco horn caterpillar soon to be a sphinx moth.
    Black swallowtail butterfly

    Gassho
    STlah
    James

  5. #2655
    Quote Originally Posted by Nanrin View Post
    Neon grasshopper.

    Wow, he's a beauty. (Or she is).

    Gassho
    STlah
    James

  6. #2656

    Random Photo Thread

    Dallas Zoo.

    IMG_0004.jpg


    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__
    Last edited by Jishin; 09-12-2019 at 01:17 AM.

  7. #2657

    Random Photo Thread

    Dallas Zoo.
    IMG_0107.jpg


    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__
    Last edited by Jishin; 09-12-2019 at 02:20 AM.

  8. #2658
    Texas Zoos.

    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__




    Last edited by Jishin; 09-15-2019 at 07:56 PM.

  9. #2659
    Mandrills are beautiful and so photogenic.

    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__

  10. #2660
    Mandrills are beautiful and so photogenic.

    gassho, Shokai
    stlah
    合掌,生開
    gassho, Shokai

    仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai

    "Open to life in a benevolent way"

    https://sarushinzendo.wordpress.com/

  11. #2661
    Mandrills are beautiful and so photogenic.
    Awesome...
    Gassho
    Washin
    st
    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'.

  12. #2662
    Nanrin, that is beautiful! Thank you for sharing. /\

    Jishin, wonderful photography as well! /\

    Gassho
    Kendrick
    Sat

  13. #2663
    Beautiful!

    Mateus
    Sat today/LAH

  14. #2664
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    Bowl of apples on my kitchen table. Was sitting here and thought it would be a good photo. I purchased the bowl from a flea market a year or two ago and sanded it down, stained it, etc. I was really attracted to the crack down this side. I love that it is technically broken but still completely functional.

    Gassho
    Kendrick
    Sat/lah

  15. #2665
    Quote Originally Posted by Kendrick View Post
    2141AD5C-04BB-412D-A64D-5B1F188878A1.jpeg

    Bowl of apples on my kitchen table. Was sitting here and thought it would be a good photo. I purchased the bowl from a flea market a year or two ago and sanded it down, stained it, etc. I was really attracted to the crack down this side. I love that it is technically broken but still completely functional.

    Gassho
    Kendrick
    Sat/lah
    Beautiful picture Kendrick.

    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__

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  17. #2667
    Eat, sleep, and treeleaf. _()_

    0.jpg

    gassho
    doyu sat/lah today
    Visiting unsui: salt liberally.

  18. #2668
    Member Hoseki's Avatar
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    Location
    St. John's Newfoundland, Canada.


    Hi folks,

    I had to take a trip around the bay a few weeks ago. I managed to take a nice picture while I was there.

    Gassho
    Hoseki
    Sattoday


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  19. #2669
    Kyotai
    Guest
    Quote Originally Posted by Hoseki View Post


    Hi folks,

    I had to take a trip around the bay a few weeks ago. I managed to take a nice picture while I was there.

    Gassho
    Hoseki
    Sattoday


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    Great photo!

    Gassho Kyotai
    St

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  20. #2670
    Quote Originally Posted by Hoseki View Post


    Hi folks,

    I had to take a trip around the bay a few weeks ago. I managed to take a nice picture while I was there.

    Gassho
    Hoseki
    Sattoday


    Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
    Very nice!

    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__

  21. #2671
    Member Hoseki's Avatar
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    Location
    St. John's Newfoundland, Canada.
    Thanks! I hadn’t been to Carbonear in maybe 15 or 20 years so I thought I would drive around for bit and the view from there was pretty nice.

    Gassho
    Hoseki
    Sattoday


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  22. #2672
    His holy Dudeness guards our home.

    IMG_20190919_093008.jpg

    The Dude Abides!

    Kyonin
    Sat/LAH
    Hondō Kyōnin
    奔道 協忍

  23. #2673

    Random Photo Thread



    Two swans!



    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__

  24. #2674
    As always, Jishin, your photos are breathtaking beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us.
    Gassho,
    Mateus
    Sai today

  25. #2675
    Quote Originally Posted by mateus.baldin View Post
    As always, Jishin, your photos are breathtaking beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us.
    Gassho,
    Mateus
    Sai today
    Muito obrigado Mateus!

    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__

  26. #2676
    Quote Originally Posted by Kyonin View Post
    His holy Dudeness guards our home.

    IMG_20190919_093008.jpg

    The Dude Abides!

    Kyonin
    Sat/LAH
    This is awesome!

    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__

  27. #2677
    Jishin, outstanding and captures the character perfectly.

    _()_

    gassho
    doyu sat today
    Visiting unsui: salt liberally.

  28. #2678
    Quote Originally Posted by Doyū View Post
    Jishin, outstanding and captures the character perfectly.

    _()_

    gassho
    doyu sat today
    Thank you!

    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__

  29. #2679
    This is pretty random, and a pretty neat coincidence considering our bilingual zazenkai this weekend with Kyonin. It's Hispanic Heritage Month in the US. I was at Lincoln Home National Historic Site this weekend and they had a display up about the Mexican-American War in the 1840s and then-Congressman Abraham Lincoln's position on it (spoiler alert: he was against it.)

    MCTSIL.jpg

    They gave several of the scheduled tours of Lincoln's Home in Spanish last weekend, too!

    Gassho

    Jen

    ST

  30. #2680
    I went to the park on a chilly morning with every intention of looking at pretty flowers, but ended up sort of entranced by these steaming piles of mulch!

    mulch.jpg

    Nenka

    ST

  31. #2681
    Quote Originally Posted by Nenka View Post
    I went to the park on a chilly morning with every intention of looking at pretty flowers, but ended up sort of entranced by these steaming piles of mulch!

    mulch.jpg

    Nenka

    ST
    Nenka,
    Nice picture. I love a fresh pile of steaming mulch.

    Gassho
    STlah
    James

  32. #2682
    A couple of Texas residents.



    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__

  33. #2683

    EXPRESSING CREATIVITY: Media Arts - photography, videography, photo collage, etc.

    I have no complaints, life being good and all things considered thank you all!
    Tai Shi
    sat
    Gassho


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    Peaceful Poet, Tai Shi. Ubasoku; calm, supportive, limited to positive 優婆塞 台 婆

  34. #2684
    Quote Originally Posted by Jishin View Post
    A couple of Texas residents.



    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__
    Jishin,

    Bevo?!?

    Gassho
    STlah
    James

  35. #2685
    Quote Originally Posted by James View Post
    Jishin,

    Bevo?!?

    Gassho
    STlah
    James
    No. Not Bevo, the University of Texas mascot. Just a random long horn.

    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__

  36. #2686
    Quote Originally Posted by Jishin View Post
    No. Not Bevo, the University of Texas mascot. Just a random long horn.

    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__
    Jishin,
    They’re beauties. Just like all of your photos.

    Gassho
    STlah
    James

  37. #2687
    Thank you James!

    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__

  38. #2688
    A couple of Texas residents.

    https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...037685583a.jpg

    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__
    Just beautiful

    Gassho
    Washin
    sat/lah
    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'.

  39. #2689
    Ha! Love it, Kyonin.

    _/|\_

  40. #2690
    Quote Originally Posted by James View Post
    Jishin,

    Bevo?!?

    Gassho
    STlah
    James
    Does this count as "Finding the Ox"?

    (Note: our family Semintal herd had some short horn influence, I always dreamed of raising Longhorns though!)

    Gassho,

    Junkyo

    SAT

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  41. #2691
    Quote Originally Posted by Junkyo View Post
    Does this count as "Finding the Ox"?

    (Note: our family Semintal herd had some short horn influence, I always dreamed of raising Longhorns though!)

    Gassho,

    Junkyo

    SAT

    Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk


    Dunno but here is a description:

    https://blog.buddhagroove.com/zen-ox...enlightenment/

    First Glimpse of the Ox. This refers to a person’s first “spiritual experience,” or satori (flash of insight.) It can take the form of an epiphany, Oneness-awareness while out in nature, a near-death experience, or kundalini during meditation. The “glimpse” makes an impact and inspires us to continue on the journey.

    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__

  42. #2692
    Quote Originally Posted by Washin View Post
    Just beautiful

    Gassho
    Washin
    sat/lah
    Thank you!

    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__

  43. #2693
    Yes, again I have no complaints! Readings in the Dharma are a good thing. I found on two occasions expectations of myself untenable. That is in the case of the book club and Readings in the Koan of existence some concepts I was not prepared for. This, I raced ahead or lagged behind. In the case of the Grave Precepts and Jukai, I simply had read materials before. Thus, I raced ahead without consideration
    Of others. In each case, because over the years since I left formal study, I guess I was unwilling to take on the role of student. So, now it is time for an apology in that I had tied my own expectations to group work such that I refused to submit. For me, this is inattentive to “right action.” Shall I say that even now I am the “cook without a kitchen” and Dogen would say I am showing off thereby being only in my own world.

    Maybe it is time to lay aside expectations and say that I am in sooner ways becoming a stogy old man, and that I am not pliable. For this I am sorry, but like my eyes which no longer adjust easily to changes of focus, my mind is less willing. It becomes less a question of following the order of things! I race ahead with easy concepts as I at one time had the opportunity of study with a more advanced member. But, how is more advanced portrayed? Portrayal of absolute acceptance makes fo unreliable expectations of my study. I’ve become my own absolute teacher even questioning such as compassion or “Agape.” Christian love or Buddhist compassion in the present does not exist for me. Even my “lah” activities are purely my own work. I am not a good team player, and sooner or later I become critical or demanding. I lag behind or race ahead. When corrected I complain, and sometimes play only a part of my own ambitions. What I need is time alone to digest ideas on my own, then I can return at sometime to group study!

    Some years back my therapist asked the question is advanced psychology as in Rogers’ On Becoming a Person. In point of fact, I was not ready but let on like I was never again mentioning the book to him. At that point I was not ready to undertake philosophy and psychology. I am in need of reading on my own at my own pace, dipping in here, reading as I can. I realize this is a kind of lie or even stealing. Yet, I’m too hard on myself.

    You might note here I have used concepts of Dogen’s How to Cook your Life, and so maybe I just need to be allowed to informally apply difficult concepts in my own way as I traverse our commentaries in the Zendo. Our Zendo is not spoken discourse and as I have argued the Zendo does not reach as many as 1/3 of this world population. So who benefits? Only the literate upper class, and all must be able to read and write. All must have access to technology and even I would argue advanced learning. An individual must be able to not only have access to technology but be able to operate that technology, and such skills as passwords and Skype, and even the program that runs the Zendo must be mastered.

    Now how does this all pertain to my ability to participate? Well, see because of the way I learn with some learning disabilities I cannot follow a thread, and I am not always logical! I argue that a group learning on this written Zendo omits my way of learning with the spoken word. Even in graduate school I had to Hear concepts with my ears before I could comment, I also had to review wit a professor in one on one situations even then because of my memory and even my timidity I was unlikely to learn without verbal repetition. This is why Poetry suits me because it is an oral tradition and I can even hear it in my head, in my own mind, and I can follow writing that mimics speech. This is the reason I had difficulty and do have difficulty with spelling unless I can sound out the words! English language is not like this and linguistics is easier for me than grammar because I can understand deep structure of language. This is no Joan and not pedantry. This is my handicap wit groups on paper because I have difficulty wit the written logic. I can make my own written rules and sometimes folks can follow me, sometimes not.

    I am not lying or stealing. I am a bit slow, not as intelligent in traditional ways as you might be. One professor in grad school told me I write with elisions and leave the logic to you. Really, and I expect you to follow me; this would be easier if we could just talk it out.

    Tai Shi
    sat
    Gassho


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    Peaceful Poet, Tai Shi. Ubasoku; calm, supportive, limited to positive 優婆塞 台 婆

  44. #2694
    For the folks who said my pictures of my neighborhood are pretty or even beautiful and another picture of me!

    Tai Shi
    sat
    Gassho


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    Peaceful Poet, Tai Shi. Ubasoku; calm, supportive, limited to positive 優婆塞 台 婆

  45. #2695

    Treeleaf Ethics Committee ( Complaint Box )

    Wonderful pictures Tai Shi.

    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__

  46. #2696
    A Texas Lemur!



    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__

  47. #2697
    Quote Originally Posted by Jishin View Post
    A Texas Lemur!
    A beautiful one!
    Looks like he is going to steal something ;-)
    Gassho,
    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.

  48. #2698
    Quote Originally Posted by Kotei View Post
    A beautiful one!
    Looks like he is going to steal something ;-)
    Gassho,
    Kotei sat/lah today.
    Does look like a dubious character.

    Gassho, Jishin, __/stlah\__

  49. #2699
    I certainly would trust him while he's looking like that

    gassho, Shokai
    stlah
    合掌,生開
    gassho, Shokai

    仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai

    "Open to life in a benevolent way"

    https://sarushinzendo.wordpress.com/

  50. #2700
    Remnant of Hallowe'en

    ralph.jpg

    gassho, Shokai
    stlah
    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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