The transmission of the light: we need you...

[Shugen]

Re: The transmission of the light: we need you...

Went on vacation, stopped reading and posting. I'll start playing catch up.

Thank you for the nudge,

Ron

[chicanobudista]

Re: The transmission of the light: we need you...

I am working two jobs so I have fallen behind in a lot of other stuff. :cry:

[Jikyo]

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Thanks for the reminder, Taigu. I walk by the books on my shelf every day and think about sitting down to read - then it's tomorrow and I'm walking by the books yet again. I will post this week even though I usually have very little to say.

Gassho,
Jikyo

[AlanLa]

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For the little that it is worth, I like the books yet agree they can be difficult. I sometimes have to read (or re-read) the two corresponding chapters and then think about them for a while or sleep on them. Eventually, I get something out of them, even if it's just one small thing, and sometimes what I get out of them is from the thread and not the books themselves.

I'm beginning to view the companion books as a big meal that you have to eat bite by bite, and some of those bites take a lot of chewing to get down. But at the end of the meal you find it was both very nutritious and satisfying, yet all that nutrition and full feeling of satisfaction would be lost if you pushed away from the table too often. You know, there was a reason your mom made you eat all your vegetables when a kid, and there are a lot of adults that now like vegetables because of that. And if you were one of those kids who secretly fed your vegetables to the dog under the table, he got all those extra servings of Buddha nature (mu) that you missed.

[Myozan Kodo]

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Hi Taigu,

I have been reading while away from the computer and hiding out in the mountains. Thank you for reminding me to get posting again. Time to re-engage!

Gasho,

Soen

[Dosho]

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Sensei,

Thank you for reminding me that I need to choose persistence in the face of resistance. I shall give it another try.

Gassho,
Dosho

[Shogen]

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Hi Taigu
A swift kick is occasionally a good thing and thanks for it! With awareness that "THIS" was there before Sakyamuni became enlightened and "THIS" was there after his enlightenment it all seemed so useless to continue the study that ends in the same place we started. However after the kick I have discovered many great teachings. Gassho zak