'The ZEN of EVERYTHING! Podcast' .. Ep. 67 .. Good for Nothing

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40699
    #1

    'The ZEN of EVERYTHING! Podcast' .. Ep. 67 .. Good for Nothing

    A new episode that I hope is worthwhile ...

    Ep. 67 ... Good for Nothing ...

    Zazen is good for nothing, according to Kodo Sawaki. If so, then why do we sit? Also, ice cream sundaes and Möbius strips.
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    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
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    • Tomás ESP
      Member
      • Aug 2020
      • 575
      #2
      We are the universe

      By the way, you were right Jundo: Mount Everest may be the ultimate climbing challenge on Earth, but it has nothing on the volcanoes of Mars. Olympus Mons on Mars, is more than twice as tall

      Gassho, Tomás
      Sat&LaH

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        • Daitetsu
          Member
          • Oct 2012
          • 1154
          #3
          IMHO this episode belongs to the top 10 from this podcast.

          Thank you, I always enjoy listening to this.

          Gassho,

          Daitetsu

          #sat2day
          no thing needs to be added

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            • Jundo
              Treeleaf Founder and Priest
              • Apr 2006
              • 40699
              #4
              Originally posted by Daitetsu
              IMHO this episode belongs to the top 10 from this podcast.

              Thank you, I always enjoy listening to this.

              Gassho,

              Daitetsu

              #sat2day
              I thought it was pretty much a waste of time myself ...
              ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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                • Daitetsu
                  Member
                  • Oct 2012
                  • 1154
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Jundo
                  I thought it was pretty much a waste of time myself ...
                  Haha, nice!

                  Just a few weeks ago someone asked me why I practiced (I always find it difficult to answer this question), and one of the things I tried to explain was the concept of sitting Zazen in order to sit Zazen.
                  "Good for nothing" is hard to grasp for people who don't know anything about our practice. However, the paraphrase "Not good for something" is easier to understand. It had never occurred to me to use this wording for clarification - I think that many will find this quite helpful.

                  On the one hand we say our practice is good for nothing, yet we also know that "Do not squander your life" thingy.
                  Or to quote from one of my favorite bands Muse:
                  "Don't waste your time or time will waste you."

                  Thank you and gassho,

                  Daitetsu

                  #sat2day
                  Last edited by Daitetsu; 02-06-2022, 02:14 PM. Reason: Edited because of potentially confusing sentence.
                  no thing needs to be added

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                    • Ryumon
                      Member
                      • Apr 2007
                      • 1813
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Daitetsu
                      IMHO this episode belongs to the top 10 from this podcast.

                      Thank you, I always enjoy listening to this.

                      Gassho,

                      Daitetsu

                      #sat2day
                      Agreed.


                      Gassho,
                      Ryūmon
                      Sat
                      I know nothing.

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                        • Jishin
                          Member
                          • Oct 2012
                          • 4821
                          #7
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                            • Risho
                              Member
                              • May 2010
                              • 3178
                              #8
                              I absolutely love this: "Just because it's good for nothing doesn't mean it isn't good for you"

                              Gassho

                              Risho
                              -stlah
                              Email: risho.treeleaf@gmail.com

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                                • Anchi
                                  Member
                                  • Sep 2015
                                  • 556
                                  #9
                                  Life itself is the only teacher.
                                  一 Joko Beck

                                  STLah
                                  安知 Anchi

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