SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: WHOLLY HOLY WHOLE

[Jika]

This knocked me out, man.
Gassho,
Danny
#sortofsattoday

[Risho]

I love seeing these posts - I always wonder how the Treeleafers I haven't seen around here in a while are doing? I hope they drop by once in a while

Gassho,

Risho
-will sit at lunch

[Joyo]

Hi Ryan,

No need for "Roshi" or "Sensei" around here. I am an informal Yankee. Just Jundo is fine. Sometimes "Capt' Jundo".

There is an old saying in Soto Zen, that someone becomes "Roshi" when they get old and can con other folks into calling them "Roshi".

Gassho, Jundo

PS - If you are interested, here is an old essay on all those terms that we use and misuse about Zen folks in the west.

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...l=1#post146684

My dog's name is Yoshi, so I call him Yoshi Roshi for a nickname =) I think it suits him as he sits in silence for hrs on my deck, gazing out into the backyard.

And thank you for this teaching, Jundo. It helped makes shikantaza much clearer to me, wonderful teaching!!


Gassho,
Joyo
sat today