Sorry everyone it didn’t take long for our Greatest Hits to be disappointing!
In another classic Jundo talk, he takes away all the mystery, high hopes and leaves us pretty disappointed in zen’s ability to fix any of the ills in our life. Or even to at least make us feel great while we are sitting for the day.
Jundo even points out that “counter-intuitive as it may seem, a Sangha or Teacher which meets all the student's expectations, golden dreams, ideals and desires too would be a disservice”
So not only do we not get peaches and cream, but we should be prepared for rough spots.
It’s a wonder any of us stayed around for Treeleaf to get to it’s 15 year anniversary with that rosie outlook!
The original post can be found here:
Do you remember when you first heard this talk or the same message from Jundo?
Gassho,
Shoka
(she/her)
sat/lah
PS - Yes, I do find myself punny :P
In another classic Jundo talk, he takes away all the mystery, high hopes and leaves us pretty disappointed in zen’s ability to fix any of the ills in our life. Or even to at least make us feel great while we are sitting for the day.
Jundo even points out that “counter-intuitive as it may seem, a Sangha or Teacher which meets all the student's expectations, golden dreams, ideals and desires too would be a disservice”
So not only do we not get peaches and cream, but we should be prepared for rough spots.
It’s a wonder any of us stayed around for Treeleaf to get to it’s 15 year anniversary with that rosie outlook!
The original post can be found here:
Do you remember when you first heard this talk or the same message from Jundo?
Gassho,
Shoka
(she/her)
sat/lah
PS - Yes, I do find myself punny :P
for positive poetry 優婆塞 台 婆
Your kindness, tolerance and acceptance of iimperfection are role models.
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