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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40096

    #16
    I am going to bump this essay from last year.

    Please read it, especially if you think that there are "obstacles" the keep you from Jukai or Ango.

    Gassho, Jundo
    stlah
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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    • mdonnoe
      Member
      • Feb 2024
      • 189

      #17
      I love this esssy! I’m reminded of something Renshin Judy Bunce, a SF Zen Center teacher once said (of something different in practice, but I think it works here, too): “You learn how do ‘do it right’ by ‘doing it wrong.’”

      Gassho,
      jika (Michael)
      Satlah

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      • ZenJay
        Member
        • Apr 2024
        • 120

        #18
        Thank you Jundo! Great reminder to be gentle with ourselves when we stumble. (I was a little hard on myself for missing evening zen last night due to my body being in pain from me thinking I’m still in my 20s, and hiking accordingly!)
        I’m reminded of a line from the movie “Batman Begins”:
        “Why do we fall master Bruce?”
        “ To pick ourselves back up again…”

        Gassho,
        Jay

        Sat/lah today

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        • Shinshi
          Treeleaf Unsui
          • Jul 2010
          • 3621

          #19


          Gassho, Shinshi

          SaT-LaH
          空道 心志 Kudo Shinshi
          There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha way.
          -Dogen
          E84I - JAJ

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          • John MacBrayne
            Member
            • Aug 2024
            • 31

            #20
            Thank you Jundo, I like your framing of Ango, makes sense to me. Go easy folks.
            Am keen to begin the Rakusu, where might I find a pattern and recommendations for suitable material?
            Gassho,
            John
            sat/lah
            Though we do not preach the doctrine,
            Unasked the flowers bloom in spring;
            They fall and scatter,
            They turn to dust.
            --Ikkyu​

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            • Bion
              Treeleaf Unsui
              • Aug 2020
              • 4343

              #21
              Originally posted by John MacBrayne
              Thank you Jundo, I like your framing of Ango, makes sense to me. Go easy folks.
              Am keen to begin the Rakusu, where might I find a pattern and recommendations for suitable material?
              Gassho,
              John
              sat/lah
              I´ll share all that info tomorrow John. Worry not

              Gassho
              sat and lah
              "Stepping back with open hands, is thoroughly comprehending life and death. Immediately you can sparkle and respond to the world." - Hongzhi

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              • John MacBrayne
                Member
                • Aug 2024
                • 31

                #22
                Splendid, thank you ????
                Gassho
                sat/lah
                Though we do not preach the doctrine,
                Unasked the flowers bloom in spring;
                They fall and scatter,
                They turn to dust.
                --Ikkyu​

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                • Houzan
                  Member
                  • Dec 2022
                  • 498

                  #23
                  Thank you, Jundo
                  A zen master once said something like: “The only thing we know about good or bad practice is that no practice is bad practice.”

                  Gassho, Hōzan
                  Satlah

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                  • Tai Do
                    Member
                    • Jan 2019
                    • 1443

                    #24

                    Tai Do
                    Satlah
                    怠努 (Tai Do) - Lazy Effort
                    (also known as Mateus )

                    禅戒一如 (Zen Kai Ichi Nyo) - Zazen and the Precepts are One!

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                    • Myosho
                      Member
                      • May 2020
                      • 82

                      #25


                      Gassho

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