SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Xin Xin Ming - (II)

[Dosho]

Re: SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Xin Xin Ming - (IX) - A-IS-FOR-APPLE

Jundo,

Thank you for this teaching.

But, now I must go...for some reason I'm hungry.

Gassho,
Dosho

[Shokai]

Re: SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Xin Xin Ming - (IX) - A-IS-FOR-APPLE

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[Shogen]

Re: SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Xin Xin Ming - (IX) - A-IS-FOR-APPLE

Oh wonderful, my favorite mantra....Yum!

So then when we eat the apple, we become the apple, we are the apple, we partake of appleness and not only experience appleness but also become what appleness is. Is the apple sweet just sitting there, or when it is being eaten. As I experience apple, do I become sweet, apple itself. What a fortunate example and wonderful autumn experiment.

This past week, I was at my Abbey which has an apple orchard. I was wandering the Abbey grounds and walked through the orchard. Most of the trees had already been picked for the seasons produce to make dried apples, apple sauce, apple butter and such. A few rather withered apples remained on the trees for the migrating birds to peck at. Then I saw one lone, whole round apple that had been missed, just within reach of a wandering monk. I picked it, washed it and ate it while I enjoyed the brisk air carrying the scent of burning leaves, the maples bright red over the hill.....Yum!

Gassho,

Seishin Kyrill

Brother Seishin Kyrill

When you set your mind to the written word you create such beautiful poetry. Something as simple as a stroll through the orchard on an autum day shows the universe displaying a thing of beauty. Thank you so much. Yum indeed Gassho Shogen.

[Shogen]

Re: SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Xin Xin Ming - (IX) - A-IS-FOR-APPLE

Jundo
Thank you for sparing no expense on props for this teaching. I love apples and eat a lot of them. So from now on when I eat one this teaching will be with me. Gassho Shogen

[Myozan Kodo]

Re: SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Xin Xin Ming - (IX) - A-IS-FOR-APPLE

I will from now on use the term "the Big Apple" instead of the "Dharmakaya"!
Gassho

[andyZ]

Re: SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Xin Xin Ming - (IX) - A-IS-FOR-APPLE

Thank you Jundo for the teaching.
Apple being one of my favourite fruit, it was really hard to concentrate on what you were saying while you were playing with that juicy thing

[Kyonin]

Re: SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Xin Xin Ming - (IX) - A-IS-FOR-APPLE

Thank you for this wonder, wonderful teaching, Jundo.

Lots to sit with and non-think.

[Dokan]

Re: SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Xin Xin Ming - (IX) - A-IS-FOR-APPLE

Thank you Jundo.

Gassho,

Shawn

PS - Up on podcast now.

[Heisoku]

Re: SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Xin Xin Ming - (VI) - Armchair Buddha

Gembako = atom bomb

Thanks for the teaching Jundo.
Wholeness is really powerful..everything is in it together!
Just got to feel it in the gut, bone and marrow. Just gotta sit.

[Jiken]

Re: SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Xin Xin Ming - (IX) - A-IS-FOR-APPLE

Thanks Jundo

[Myoku]

Re: SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Xin Xin Ming - (IX) - A-IS-FOR-APPLE

Gassho and Thank you,
Peter

[Hoyu]

Re: SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Xin Xin Ming - (IX) - A-IS-FOR-APPLE

An apple a day may keep the doctor away......but there's no better medicine than the Dharma
Fantastic talk!

Gassho,
John

[Nenka]

Re: SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Xin Xin Ming - (IX) - A-IS-FOR-APPLE

(and when life hands ya lemons ... make lemonade!) :wink:

Or perhaps lemons bars, which are also sweet, sour, delicious pieces of a whole



Gassho

Jen

[Hoyu]

Re: SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Xin Xin Ming - (IX) - A-IS-FOR-APPLE

(and when life hands ya lemons ... make lemonade!) :wink:

Or perhaps lemons bars, which are also sweet, sour, delicious pieces of a whole



Gassho

Jen

Oh Jen that looks sooooo delicious!

[Kaishin]

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