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Here are words and philosophizing … about not getting caught in words and philosophizing … Tatoe e ni hokori go ni yutaka ni shite, becchi no chitsû o e, dô o e, shin o akirame te, shôten no shiiki o koshi, nyûtô no henryô ni shôyô su to iedomo, hotondo shusshin no katsuro o kiketsu…

Master Dogen said ‘Zazen is itself Enlightenment,’ there is nothing to pursue … Thus, as you can, do not think ‘this’ vs. ‘that’, forget ‘likes’ ‘dislikes’ … do not think ‘me’ – ‘not me’ … dropping all such dividing images from mind. Just Sit, in the open space in between. This is also ‘not pursuing’…

Not needing to seek some special state … that ‘not needing’ -is– a special state. Not pursuing a treasure … that ‘no pursuing, just stillness’ -is– the treasure. But if you need ‘not needing’ … if you mentally pursue ‘not pursuing’ … the treasure of stillness can vanish in an instant. Thus, Master Dogen said…

The most ordinary act, such as a simple drink of water, can be made a practice of mindfulness. Do I drink the water, or does the water drink me? In fact, there is just the act of ‘drinking’ in this one moment. Then, all thought of even that is dropped away. Press the arrow for…

If you’re always perfectly you, and this world always this world … why sit? why practice? What do you hope to find? Dogen Zenji wrote : In general, we never depart from the place where we should be: of what use, then, are the tip-toes of training? [Nishijima] It is never apart from this very…

A super-best selling book called ‘The Secret’ promises wealth, health and happiness just by visualizing the same. Think positively that you will attract a bigger bank account, and the money is yours. Thoughts become things. Take a peak at this: The Secret Have a look at the upcoming movie: short version or long version Buddhism…

We be where we be … so why do we so often wish to be someplace else? Dogen Zenji wrote : Ooyoso tôjo o hanarezu, ani shugyô no kyakutô o mochiuru mono naran ya. In general, we never depart from the place where we should be: of what use, then, are the tip-toes of training?…

I hoped to spend just one more day with these words … maybe making them simpler with a parable … Master Dogen wrote in the Fukanzazengi:Furthermore, the whole body far transcends dust and dirt: who could believe in the means of sweeping and polishing? [Nishijima] Indeed, the whole body is free from dust. Who could…

In a famous old story, Shenxiu wrote that, in our practice, we must constantly clean and polish the body-mind to keep all free of dust. To that, Huineng responded that there’s never a place for dust to gather … Thus, Master Dogen wrote in the Fukanzazengi:Furthermore, the whole body far transcends dust and dirt: who…

Today, on SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO, we talk trash … Iwan ya zentai harukani jinnai o izu, tareka hosshiki no shudan o shinzen. Furthermore, the whole body far transcends dust and dirt: who could believe in the means of sweeping and polishing? [Nishijima] Indeed, the whole body is free from dust. Who could believe in a…
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