To You (Zen & Zazen 83), April 15th 2024

Published 2024-04-15
30 minutes of silent sitting followed by a Zoom talk and discussion in English with Chinese translation. Sitting instructions:    • Invitation to online zazen and sittin...  

Todays topic:

Quotes from Sawaki Kodo Roshi, "To You":

Even when the Chinese Emperor was surrounded by shrewd
advisors, he always had enough “wisdom” to mislead them.
This type of wisdom has nothing to do with the wisdom of
the buddha-dharma.

You don’t have to be a Goemon Ishikawa to be a thief. Even
somebody who’s stolen something only once, on a whim, is
still a complete thief.
In the same way, Shakyamuni isn’t the only buddha.
Everyone who imitates Buddha’s zazen is a complete buddha.

Online "Zen and Zazen" every Monday from 20:00~20:50 Japanese time (12:00 in Central Europe during the winter, 13:00 during the summer), hosted by my friend Xuan:
xuan.yoga/zen-and-zazen/
Zoom link:
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Passcode: xuanyoga
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Next Zen and Zazen class will be on April 22nd.

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