SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: Small Things in the Zendo

[Jundo]

A little talk about small customs and rituals in the Zendo (such as straightening our slippers, not taking a short cut across the room, keeping our hands a certain way), and why those are elements of practice.

It applies mostly when sitting in a formal group, like our weekly Treeleaf Zazenkai, but it is good to incorporate the attitude even when sitting by oneself at home sometimes. (At other times, it is okay to totally forget all the formalities and just sit too. ).

Please have a listen. In Zazen, there is "no place to go," but no short cuts too!

Gassho, Jundo

SatTodayLah

[Tairin]

Thank you Jundo. I have tried to incorporate ritual into my Zazen both when attending the TreeLeaf Zazenkai and when sitting on my own. I have made some personal adjustments since you gave this talk.


Tairin
Sat today and lah

[Doshin]

Thank you

Doshin
St

[Horin]

Thank you, jundo.
I'm looking forward to check it out tonight.

Gassho

Horin

Stlah

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[Heiso]

Thank you, Jundo.

Gassho

heiso

StLah

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[John.3]

Thank you Jundo, that is helpful information to know.

Gassho

John
Sat today

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[Koutoku]

Thank you, Jundo.


Koutoku
SAT

[Risho]

I predict in 800 years scholars from all over the galaxy will be debating and writing books on whether Jundo Zenji practiced with slippers or not. There will be books and books pontificating on the merits of slippers and how slippers are the core of our practice. Dogen's practice-enlightenment will be placed with a new slipper zen.

Seriously - thank you for this; Mara is always in the details; I always bow during the bell and I use more than three fingers! Thank you

Gassho

Risho
-stlah

[Jundo]

I predict in 800 years scholars from all over the galaxy will be debating and writing books on whether Jundo Zenji practiced with slippers or not. There will be books and books pontificating on the merits of slippers and how slippers are the core of our practice. Dogen's practice-enlightenment will be placed with a new slipper zen.

Seriously - thank you for this; Mara is always in the details; I always bow during the bell and I use more than three fingers! Thank you

Gassho

Risho
-stlah

I do not kid. Look at the slippers, and the white stripes, all perfectly aligned ...



The secret of Zen is there.

Gassho, J

STLah

[Risho]

I do not kid. Look at the slippers, and the white stripes, all perfectly aligned ...



The secret of Zen is there.

Gassho, J

STLah

Gassho

Risho
-stlah

[Meian]

I do not kid. Look at the slippers, and the white stripes, all perfectly aligned ...



The secret of Zen is there.

Gassho, J

STLah

For those of us who are obsessed with lining things up 'just so', this is a beautiful sight. I always love these photos. [emoji3059]

Gassho2, meian st lh

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[Jundo]

For those of us who are obsessed with lining things up 'just so', this is a beautiful sight. I always love these photos. [emoji3059]

Gassho2, meian st lh

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Oh, when I get someone who is obsessed with lining things up, do you know what I tell them?

MESS UP YOUR SLIPPERS and put your white stripe sideways! Please do. One should not be attached to neat, one should not be attached to sloppy.

I will talk about that at a Zazenkai soon.

Gassho, J

STLah

[Risho]

hahahah you speak out of both sides of your no-sided mouth

Seriously - I see what you are saying - don't be too attached to one or the other - it's both and not both - it's one and not one. I don't want to get zenny, but I don't have another way of saying it.

If you keep your slippers neat and you are always worried about their position, your mind is too tight; the right medicine is to loosen up. If your slippers are haphazardly placed just anywhere, your mind is too loose, you need to tighten up. Either way drop off that 100 foot pole.

Life is practice, practice is life

Tight mind, tight practice, tight life, no flow

Loose mind, lose mind, lazy life, no flow

No loose, no tight, no slippers, no problem

It's all in the middle

We just need and use the appropriate medicine.

Just this, just this

Gassho

Risho
-stlah

P.S> I'm not a poet, and I know it hahahah

[Suuko]

hahahah you speak out of both sides of your no-sided mouth

Seriously - I see what you are saying - don't be too attached to one or the other - it's both and not both - it's one and not one. I don't want to get zenny, but I don't have another way of saying it.

If you keep your slippers neat and you are always worried about their position, your mind is too tight; the right medicine is to loosen up. If your slippers are haphazardly placed just anywhere, your mind is too loose, you need to tighten up. Either way drop off that 100 foot pole.

Life is practice, practice is life

Tight mind, tight practice, tight life, no flow

Loose mind, lose mind, lazy life, no flow

No loose, no tight, no slippers, no problem

It's all in the middle

We just need and use the appropriate medicine.

Just this, just this

Gassho

Risho
-stlah

P.S> I'm not a poet, and I know it hahahah

The middle way.

Gassho,
Sat today,
Geerish.

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[Meian]

Oh, when I get someone who is obsessed with lining things up, do you know what I tell them?

MESS UP YOUR SLIPPERS and put your white stripe sideways! Please do. One should not be attached to neat, one should not be attached to sloppy.

I will talk about that at a Zazenkai soon.

Gassho, J

STLah

Gassho2
meian st lh

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