AS SIMPLE AS PIE -- by Jundo

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40803

    #31
    Thanks to John for pulling this old pie out of the freezer! However, I think this monk says it better with an orange ...

    Hi there! I want to share a passage from Brad Warner's "Hardcore Zen" that I read several months ago and is really meaningful to me, as it really "boils it down" for me lately. (Those who already read the book - please consider it as a "reminder".) This passage pops into my mind from time to


    Gassho, J
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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    • Daitetsu
      Member
      • Oct 2012
      • 1154

      #32
      What an awesome comparison!

      However, just one thing: I think that the whole pie is the (impersonal) baker...

      Gassho,

      Timo
      no thing needs to be added

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      • Jakudo
        Member
        • May 2009
        • 251

        #33
        Thanks Jundo for this message, in the last few years I have sometimes forgotten that i am the pie, that my thoughts and deeds have created the pie and that no matter how the pie tastes at this very moment it is meant to be experienced and perhaps enjoyed. Thanks again for these reminders. Huh, my desk is the pie, so is this keyboard and monitor i see....where do they end and i begin? i do not end, and they do not begin, all is empty.
        Gassho, Shawn Jakudo Hinton
        It all begins when we say, “I”. Everything that follows is illusion.
        "Even to speak the word Buddha is dragging in the mud soaking wet; Even to say the word Zen is a total embarrassment."
        寂道

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        • alan.r
          Member
          • Jan 2012
          • 546

          #34
          Ha, this is great. Glad you brought our attention to this John. Thanks!

          Gassho,
          a
          Shōmon

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          • Hoyu
            Member
            • Nov 2010
            • 2020

            #35
            Demystifying the teachings one slice(or rather Slice with a capital S) at a time!
            I always appreciate your style of teaching Jundo!
            Ho (Dharma)
            Yu (Hot Water)

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            • Hoyu
              Member
              • Nov 2010
              • 2020

              #36
              Originally posted by Jundo
              Thanks to John for pulling this old pie out of the freezer!

              Gassho, J
              Agreed! I love when past jewels get dug up and shared again. Thank you John

              Gassho,
              Hoyu
              Ho (Dharma)
              Yu (Hot Water)

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              • Shokai
                Dharma Transmitted Priest
                • Mar 2009
                • 6433

                #37
                Like the song in the movie "Michael";
                ♪ Pie, Pie, I love Pie ♫ ♪
                be the pie well, consume in moderation and share with your fellow diners.
                gassho (claps with deep appreciation to Jundo)

                Happy 2013 to all!
                Last edited by Shokai; 01-02-2013, 01:05 PM.
                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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                • Jeff
                  Member
                  • Dec 2012
                  • 37

                  #38
                  Thank you, Jundo, for the wounderful essay and to John for the prior post!

                  Gassho, jeff

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                  • Maresolaris

                    #39
                    Thank you very much for this. To me, an eye opener and very enjoyable to read.

                    Gassho
                    _/|\_

                    Maresolaris

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                    • Dave

                      #40
                      Thank you Jundo, I have heard it said that all pie is good pie. Gassho, Dave

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                      • Jundo
                        Treeleaf Founder and Priest
                        • Apr 2006
                        • 40803

                        #41
                        Originally posted by Dave
                        Thank you Jundo, I have heard it said that all pie is good pie. Gassho, Dave
                        Well, some pie is bitter and gives you heartburn. At least, at my age.

                        It is all in that movie ... "The Life of Pie" ...

                        Gassho, J
                        ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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                        • Kent
                          Member
                          • Feb 2008
                          • 193

                          #42
                          Jundo, I would say 'That's it in a Pie shell'.

                          Thank you for an brilliant recipe...

                          Gassho, Kent

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                          • Jundo
                            Treeleaf Founder and Priest
                            • Apr 2006
                            • 40803

                            #43
                            Kent! How are ya friend?

                            Gassho, J
                            ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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                            • Myosha
                              Member
                              • Mar 2013
                              • 2974

                              #44
                              True Person? ... You should practice this whole world as a "painted rice cake"
                              Thank you, Gassho,
                              Edward
                              "Recognize suffering, remove suffering." - Shakyamuni Buddha when asked, "Uhm . . .what?"

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                              • Kent
                                Member
                                • Feb 2008
                                • 193

                                #45
                                Kent! How are ya friend?
                                I'm doing well, thank you!
                                Your recipe is helping keep the crust to
                                filling ratio just perfect.
                                Gassho,
                                Kent

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