BOOK OF EQUANIMITY - Case 7

[Jundo]

CASE 7 - Yakusan Takes the High Seat

Taigu couldn't be bothered to say something about this Koan today, so he asked me.





















There are many hidden meanings in the Preface and Appreciatory Verse, so let me explain ...





































































Gassho, J

https://youtu.be/O0OdHu4BHQM

[Taigu]

I will provide pointers in the next few days and probe the depth of the bank account of the muliti millionaire guru Deepak Chopra

Gassho

Taigu

[Mp]

... probe the depth of the bank account of the muliti millionaire guru Deepak Chopra

Hmmm interesting. Thank you Taigu.

[Tb]

Hi.

The initial post reminds me of the quote by Abraham lincoln

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

Mtfbwy
Fugen

[Shugen]

Now I'm afraid to post anything! ;-)

Ron


Shugen

[Shohei]

The mind grows through reckless potentiality

look forward to discussing that further with you all

I will read up soon


Gassho
Shohei

[Myoshin]

Hello what's deepak chopra?^^ Is it normal that in Jundo's post I only see 2 phrases between the title and "Gassho.j"? with a big space? All details are missing like that

Gassho

Yang Hsin, sorry for the space


BOOK OF EQUANIMITY - Case 7



CASE 7 - Yakusan Takes the High Seat

Taigu couldn't be bothered to say something about this Koan today, so he asked me.





















There are many hidden meanings in the Preface and Appreciatory Verse, so let me explain ...


































































Gassho, J

PS - If that is still not enough for you, please try the 'Random Deepak Chopra Quote Generator':


It has been said by some that the thoughts and tweets of Deepak Chopra are indistinguishable from a set of profound sounding words put together in a random order. ... [So] This site aims to test that claim! Each "quote" is generated from a list of words that can be found in Deepak Chopra's Twitter stream randomly stuck together in a sentence.


Click on this a few times ...

http://www.wisdomofchopra.com/

... and try the accompanying "real quote/fake quote" quiz ...

http://www.wisdomofchopra.com/quiz.php

Last edited by Jundo; Today at 07:58 AM.


ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

[Dosho]

The story of the farmer regularly drying his field reminds me of the suburban need to keep one's grass green during the heat of summer. I have fallen prey to this desire more than once and even now I look out and part of me would like the lawn to be green. You know, that pesky "self" part! But as I look out on the hues of yellow and brown that inhabit my lawn, I see calmness, because the grass has simply decided to go to sleep while there is no water and will return just as green once the fall rains arrive. Meanwhile, the bright green color on my next door neighbor's the grass seems to be saying, "Hey, this guy is keeping us all awake! Can you get him to quit it?" For many a green lawn is a symbol of serenity and I fall into that trap too, but what others call "dying" and "ugly" I attempt to see clearly as a living thing taking a much needed rest. And it does not need to say a word to show us its true nature...just look.

Or, as Forrest Gump Roshi would say, "That's all I have to say about that."

Gassho,
Dosho

[Shokai]

Forrest's mother would say,

"Stupid is as stupid does!"

If you research the life cycle of most grass species, you find that they turn brown at certain stages anyway, whether you water or fertilize. I prefer to conserve the water and fertilizer. Unfortunately, I still have to mow it to be able to see the cars go by.

[Rimon]

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rdfgvthmkijl.o.luikol.destmhjdfmydmd yu
6yNyingma66yu7fkyi8rjxyp8 9i,cjni
l,o9fykmidtukño80`+'9´ç7tfl

[Myoku]

I guess ... the teachers job is not to tell us what It is, but to tell us whats not It.
Gassho
Myoku

[Myoku]

ryubyd fuykgjmfutjbujlñpi hjujukuilioulk´`pñlkjiunjfgjtyjtgreryth

rdfgvthmkijl.o.luikol.destmhjdfmydmd yu
6yNyingma66yu7fkyi8rjxyp8 9i,cjni
l,o9fykmidtukño80`+'9´ç7tfl

Well said, Rimon, but you seem to have a typo in there ...
Gassho
Myoku

[Myozan Kodo]

"This adds a new twist to being famous for nothing."
Paris Hilton Roshi.

[Jundo]

ryubyd fuykgjmfutjbujlñpi hjujukuilioulk´`pñlkjiunjfgjtyjtgreryth

rdfgvthmkijl.o.luikol.destmhjdfmydmd yu
6yNyingma66yu7fkyi8rjxyp8 9i,cjni
l,o9fykmidtukño80`+'9´ç7tfl

Oh, this is just meaningless, random letters. The "Deepak Chopra Quote Generator" is just phrases stuck together without sense.

In contrast, the Master's silence ... as with the Buddha's silence in Koan 1 ... speaks a thunderclap. Like sitting down at the piano keyboard, a time to speak ... a time to just play. The silent pauses between behind and through the notes enliven the notes themselves.

Taigu says it all in his accompanying post ...

I often relunctantly open my mouth. You have to say something kind of thing. Kobun roshi used to escape from teaching situations.
Words of teachers are given to wash words away, brush thoughts, sweep clouds and hide a white crane in the moon.
Words of teachers are not for necklace making, or just outfits to wear.

Words not to quote. Words to quit our own small and smelly world!!!

These are words striking the very body-bell of IT.
No words is just as good. To remove the posibility to toy away with things is as good
like Buddha on Vulture peak holding a single flower,
like the sound of one hand clapping.

In this Yakusan is second to none, heir of Sekito Kisen, the stone-strong old and fierce lion, he offers an eloquent flesh, blood, bones, marrow to his gaping audience.

You have to investigate the meaning of he, who is he in he sleeps no more?
What is the sound of a real sutra?
What is the real voice of an old monk?

I am often appalled at this chatty mind of mine, at this chatty forum, cosy forum but sometimes too wordy.
Can you express in a few words the virtue of waking up to this?

How many times we loose this wonderful opportunity to shut up? How many times we could just offer a voiceless presence, eloquent voice of being?

Enough said!

gassho



Taigu

[Shokai]

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"zen beach"