behind the obvious

[Rich]

Re: behind the obvious

This is gonna sound like a kid's question, but why make anything?

Chet

Did you mean making something as in doing or making something with your mind?

I meant that refuge in ritual forms, thinking they are more directly an expression of Buddha or dharma than mundane action or non-action - well, that could be the cancer that's killing /z/.

Avoidance of ritual probably ain't too healthy either though, I guess.

As always, JMHO, YMMV, no disrespect intended.

Chet

It's the thinking that makes them different and yet we all have a little cancer so we just try to maintain some kind of balance so the cancer doesn't take over.

[Shokai]

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Thank you all. I saw the moon rise last evening. A waning moon, five days after fullness approaching its last quarter, rising up in the southeast; lying on it's back as if holding the cares of the world; a Bodhisattva! This morning's temperature is a bone-chilling -18ºC. As I let the dog out at 4:30, I was compelled to step out onto the deck clad only in pajamas and in bare feet, to gaze up at the same moon high in the sky, flooding the yard with its silver light. Just now, three hours later it struck me as I read Nigel's post, body and mind fall away while experiencing the magic of the universe, to endure the extreme conditions of nature. Fifteen years ago, seated bare foot in Shoukoji doing zazen, warmed only by a very small oil heater, I recall a similar realization. :lol:

[Heisoku]

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Shokai I wrote the post after reading this from Keizan's Denkoroku.

Mind's activity smoothly rolling on is the form the mind takes;
How many times has the self appeared with a different face! (p106)

I don't know what happened but something fell away and I have been in joyous calm state ever since... even through 1 hour of zazen!
Perhaps I let the blanket slip!
Where else could Keizan jam with Ryokan jam with Taigu jam with all of us!!!?
Deep bows to everyone at Treeleaf!!

Now to make lunch.

[Shokai]

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Heisoku, awesome, thank you for the source

[disastermouse]

Re: behind the obvious

I meant that refuge in ritual forms, thinking they are more directly an expression of Buddha or dharma than mundane action or non-action - well, that could be the cancer that's killing /z/.

Avoidance of ritual probably ain't too healthy either though, I guess.

As always, JMHO, YMMV, no disrespect intended.

Chet

It's the thinking that makes them different and yet we all have a little cancer so we just try to maintain some kind of balance so the cancer doesn't take over.

Yes.

[Heisoku]

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Thank you Shokai...looks as though we both caught a vibe!

[Shokai]

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Nigel;

Is that you or me in this vid https://<div class="videocontainer w... </a> </div>

[Heisoku]

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Wasn't me ...I pearl jammed!!!

Cool tubes dude!!!

[Onshin]

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Taigu wrote:

Making a kesa is a full expression of what is said to be : bonno soku bodai, illusions become awkening. Rags become kesa.

And as such I look forward very much to sewing a Kesa.

Gassho

Joe