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Thank you James!
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Just beautifulA couple of Texas residents.
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Gassho
Washin
sat/lahKaidō (皆道) Every Way
Washin (和信) Harmony Trust
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I am a novice priest-in-training. Anything that I say must not be considered as teaching
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Ha! Love it, Kyonin.
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Dunno but here is a description:
First Glimpse of the Ox. This refers to a person’s first “spiritual experience,” or satori (flash of insight.) It can take the form of an epiphany, Oneness-awareness while out in nature, a near-death experience, or kundalini during meditation. The “glimpse” makes an impact and inspires us to continue on the journey.
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Yes, again I have no complaints! Readings in the Dharma are a good thing. I found on two occasions expectations of myself untenable. That is in the case of the book club and Readings in the Koan of existence some concepts I was not prepared for. This, I raced ahead or lagged behind. In the case of the Grave Precepts and Jukai, I simply had read materials before. Thus, I raced ahead without consideration
Of others. In each case, because over the years since I left formal study, I guess I was unwilling to take on the role of student. So, now it is time for an apology in that I had tied my own expectations to group work such that I refused to submit. For me, this is inattentive to “right action.” Shall I say that even now I am the “cook without a kitchen” and Dogen would say I am showing off thereby being only in my own world.
Maybe it is time to lay aside expectations and say that I am in sooner ways becoming a stogy old man, and that I am not pliable. For this I am sorry, but like my eyes which no longer adjust easily to changes of focus, my mind is less willing. It becomes less a question of following the order of things! I race ahead with easy concepts as I at one time had the opportunity of study with a more advanced member. But, how is more advanced portrayed? Portrayal of absolute acceptance makes fo unreliable expectations of my study. I’ve become my own absolute teacher even questioning such as compassion or “Agape.” Christian love or Buddhist compassion in the present does not exist for me. Even my “lah” activities are purely my own work. I am not a good team player, and sooner or later I become critical or demanding. I lag behind or race ahead. When corrected I complain, and sometimes play only a part of my own ambitions. What I need is time alone to digest ideas on my own, then I can return at sometime to group study!
Some years back my therapist asked the question is advanced psychology as in Rogers’ On Becoming a Person. In point of fact, I was not ready but let on like I was never again mentioning the book to him. At that point I was not ready to undertake philosophy and psychology. I am in need of reading on my own at my own pace, dipping in here, reading as I can. I realize this is a kind of lie or even stealing. Yet, I’m too hard on myself.
You might note here I have used concepts of Dogen’s How to Cook your Life, and so maybe I just need to be allowed to informally apply difficult concepts in my own way as I traverse our commentaries in the Zendo. Our Zendo is not spoken discourse and as I have argued the Zendo does not reach as many as 1/3 of this world population. So who benefits? Only the literate upper class, and all must be able to read and write. All must have access to technology and even I would argue advanced learning. An individual must be able to not only have access to technology but be able to operate that technology, and such skills as passwords and Skype, and even the program that runs the Zendo must be mastered.
Now how does this all pertain to my ability to participate? Well, see because of the way I learn with some learning disabilities I cannot follow a thread, and I am not always logical! I argue that a group learning on this written Zendo omits my way of learning with the spoken word. Even in graduate school I had to Hear concepts with my ears before I could comment, I also had to review wit a professor in one on one situations even then because of my memory and even my timidity I was unlikely to learn without verbal repetition. This is why Poetry suits me because it is an oral tradition and I can even hear it in my head, in my own mind, and I can follow writing that mimics speech. This is the reason I had difficulty and do have difficulty with spelling unless I can sound out the words! English language is not like this and linguistics is easier for me than grammar because I can understand deep structure of language. This is no Joan and not pedantry. This is my handicap wit groups on paper because I have difficulty wit the written logic. I can make my own written rules and sometimes folks can follow me, sometimes not.
I am not lying or stealing. I am a bit slow, not as intelligent in traditional ways as you might be. One professor in grad school told me I write with elisions and leave the logic to you. Really, and I expect you to follow me; this would be easier if we could just talk it out.
Tai Shi
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Gassho
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkPeaceful, Tai Shi. Ubasoku; calm, supportive,
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For the folks who said my pictures of my neighborhood are pretty or even beautiful and another picture of me!
Tai Shi
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Gassho
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Treeleaf Ethics Committee ( Complaint Box )
Wonderful pictures Tai Shi.
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A Texas Lemur!
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I certainly would trust him while he's looking like that
gassho, Shokai
stlah合掌,生開
gassho, Shokai
仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai
"Open to life in a benevolent way"
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合掌,生開
gassho, Shokai
仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai
"Open to life in a benevolent way"
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