Kodo Sawaki on Transparent self

[Shade]

Thank you, Jundo.

Gassho,

Shade

ST

[Jundo]

Thank you, Jundo.

Gassho,

Shade

ST

Hi Shade,

Thank you for being around the Sangha. I hope you are feeling at home.

If I may ask, when you get a chance, would you add a human face photo to accompany your posts? It helps us keep things human around here.

https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?12837-Often-Asked-How-to-Add-an-Avatar-Photo

Thank you. Let's us look each other in the eyes more. For some strange reasons, the software designers made the avatar and profile pictures separate. Also, would you mind to sign a human name (like Bob or Mary, if you don't wish to use Casson), as it also makes things a bit more human (some folks use a Dharma Name, but I don't think you have one yet). If there are some confidentiality concerns, let me know, and we have some advice on how to handle that here:

https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?8531-Forum-CONFIDENTIALITY-TIPS

Thank you!

Gassho, Jundo

STLah

[Kaisho]

I like the idea of unity with the trees and earth. Seems so homey to me.

Gassho
Chelsea
Sat

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[Onka]

Thank you Jundo
Gassho
Onka
Sat today

[Inshin]

[Heiso]

Great stuff, thanks Jundo.

Gassho,

heiso.

StLah

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[Kaishin]

"If our attitude is false then all those who have fed us and taught us, all those we have met and known, have acted solely in order to produce that falseness."

This part really hit me.

Thanks for sharing this excerpt, Jundo.

Matt / Kaishin
-sT

[Seikai]

Thank you Jundo.
Gassho.
Sat today. lah.

[Nengei]

In terms of reality this means that our life today, our attitude now, gives life to the past. If our attitude is false then all those who have fed us and taught us, all those we have met and known, have acted solely in order to produce that falseness. If our attitude is right, whatever they have done they did solely in order to produce that rightness.

It is only right now that we can use this ordinary human body to practice zazen with Shakyamuni, with the Buddhas of the whole universe in the ten directions, practice zazen with the mountains, rivers and trees.

These concepts are profound and life-altering. Time-limited, eternal sameness. Everything that was--whatever it was--led up to this moment of right action or wrong action. And this is it. Right now is the time, the only time.

Jundoshi, is this essay part of a longer form, published somewhere accessible to we masses?

Gassho
Nengei
Sat today. LAH.

[Jundo]

Jundoshi, is this essay part of a longer form, published somewhere accessible to we masses?

Here you are. Some of the writings have been published before, some not. I found some stronger than others. I will be posting here an astounding section on "Satori" in the coming day.

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/591bc0f3d2b857062714f46a/t/5fd29f2cc6973371e6f2b418/1607638834472/essays_of_sawaki_kodo.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2oZlQ13mYQ-6pngijqsGFYb26BRwmCNnXVg7RKiuL2OfhWzX2HFn_THmU

Gassho, J

STLah

[Nengei]

Here you are.

Gassho,
Nengei
Sat today. LAH.