Sekishi: Reflections on the Kesa

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40609

    Sekishi: Reflections on the Kesa

    Dear All,

    As part of our novice priest training here at Treeleaf, we practice the simple yet profound acts of reciting the Verse of the Kesa, placing and tying on the Kesa over the left shoulder, then later, gracefully removing and refolding the Kesa.

    Our Sekishi offered this talk to our priest-trainees with his reflections on all this. I thought to share with everyone.


    By the way, Sekishi is not actually, technically a "Teacher" around here yet, as he has not completed all aspects of Dharma Transmission, the arcane documents and more arcane ceremonies with me as of yet ...

    ... but the "paperwork" is well along, and I consider it might as well be so now, so I placed this teaching here.

    It will save me just moving it later.

    Gassho, Jundo

    stlah
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
  • Huichan
    Member
    • Jan 2022
    • 230

    #2
    Sekishi will make (already "is") a great teacher.


    Ross
    stlah
    慧禅 | Huìchán | Ross

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    • Bion
      Senior Priest-in-Training
      • Aug 2020
      • 4771

      #3
      This was one of the first big lessons I learned from Sekishi, back when I joined Treeleaf. Hold gently, don’t grasp, respectfully acknowledge impermanence and honor it.

      Thanks, Sek!

      [emoji1374] Sat Today
      "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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      • Tairin
        Member
        • Feb 2016
        • 2838

        #4
        Lovely talk. Thank you Sekishi. You may not technically be a teacher yet but I always learn from you.


        Tairin
        Sat today and lah
        泰林 - Tai Rin - Peaceful Woods

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        • Naiko
          Member
          • Aug 2019
          • 842

          #5
          Wonderful. Thank you.

          Naiko
          stlah

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          • Meian
            Member
            • Apr 2015
            • 1722

            #6
            Originally posted by Ross
            Sekishi will make (already "is") a great teacher.


            Ross
            stlah
            Gassho2 stlh

            Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
            鏡道 |​ Kyodo (Meian) | "Mirror of the Way"
            visiting Unsui
            Nothing I say is a teaching, it's just my own opinion.

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            • Hoseki
              Member
              • Jun 2015
              • 679

              #7
              Gassho

              Hoseki
              Sattoday

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              • Shokai
                Dharma Transmitted Priest
                • Mar 2009
                • 6393

                #8
                Sekishi;

                Beautiful, well done, Congratulations. X 3

                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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                • Washin
                  Senior Priest-in-Training
                  • Dec 2014
                  • 3802

                  #9
                  Beautiful talk, Sekishi, thank you

                  Gassho
                  Washin
                  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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