Bodhicitta

[Kyōsen]

I can't remember who said that there are no enlightened people, only enlightened action.

Sounds like a TL;DR of the Diamond Sutra

Gassho
Kyōsen
Sat|LAH

[Risho]

Jakuden and Jundo

gassho

risho
-stlah

[Shokai]

in Genjokoan remember Dogen says not to wait to take action until you fully know everything

Dogen also wrote in Genjokoan that samsara and nirvanna are the same thing. I don't know about fixing samsara. I just know you can't live outside samsara; same as you can't live outside life. But, with some appreciation for emptiness, impermanance and lack of independent living, we can learn to accept this truth.fish&water.png

gassho, Shokai
stlah

[Washin]

Juki's comment on Shunryu Suzuki's quote about the enlightened beings/actions
resonates with me.

Somebody posted this elsewhere:

Plant the tree!
There is no village
where no flower grows.
The bodhi-mind will be penetrated
with the buddhas' mind,
even though we are of humble birth.

Dogen

Thus, I keep planting trees...

Gassho,
Washin
stlah

[Tosei]

Thanks to all for this discussion. From a question we've all asked, to the answers/nonanswers we all know.

gassho


satlah

[Doshin]

Very nice thread...

Be a good person and serve others as you are able.

Doshin
St

[Tom A.]

I would like to fully and completely apologize for my above post, it was arrogant and came across as mean.
I’ve always wished for better social skills...

Interesting and informative thread due to others input nonetheless.

Gasho,
Tom
Sat/Lah

[Synjin]

Thank you everyone



Suddenly the fact that when Buddha attained the way, all scientent beings attained the way too makes a little bit more sense.

Gassho
Sat

Wonderfully put.

[Jundo]

I would like to fully and completely apologize for my above post, it was arrogant and came across as mean.
I’ve always wished for better social skills...

It was fine.

Gassho, J

STLah

[John.3]

Thank for the great topic. Lots of points that struck me and inspire me to grow in my practice. I'm grateful for this community.

Gassho,
John
Sat today

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[Jundo]

This has inspired Kirk and my next episode of the "Zen of Everything" Podcast which will be ... Bodhicitta!

"Seek for it's enlightening" conversation later this week.

Gassho, Jundo

STLah

[Shokai]

Looking forward to that next episode

gassho, shokai
stlah

[Inshin]

This has inspired Kirk and my next episode of the "Zen of Everything" Podcast which will be ... Bodhicitta!

"Seek for it's enlightening" conversation later this week.

Gassho, Jundo

STLah

Gassho
Sat

[Margherita]

A quote from someone I can't remember anymore got stuck with me: if each of us would start cleaning the little piece of street in front of our house, the entire world would be clean.
I can do what I can do, and I can try doing it at the best of my possibility.
Basically, I try being in the moment, one with what is around, and do my best (but hey, I'm human, so I fail and I have to start again).

Gassho,
Mags ST

[Jakuden]

A quote from someone I can't remember anymore got stuck with me: if each of us would start cleaning the little piece of street in front of our house, the entire world would be clean.
I can do what I can do, and I can try doing it at the best of my possibility.
Basically, I try being in the moment, one with what is around, and do my best (but hey, I'm human, so I fail and I have to start again).

Gassho,
Mags ST

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Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday


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