Not being caught by extremes

[Taigu]

Not being caught by extremes and yet living this life to the full.
Our job, so to speak.
Try, you fail. Escape, you fall.
So, where. when? How and who? And what for???
And what if you also drop these fancy questions and go back to the source,
the origin, displayed every moment in suchness,
your true faceless face
your true nameles name?

What if, despite Heaven or Hell,
homeless and begging
we all return home?


gassho


Taigu

[edward]

Re: Not being caught by extremes

After reading for an hour the words of three zen-teachers in several blogs fighting with words in the public arena, hanging out in the open their dirty clothes, even publishing their private emails for the millions to read, advising each other to get mental help from a psychiatrist and so on and on... and on..., I thought let's have a look at the "Treeleaf view active topics" , and there was your post Taigu at the top of the page. There could not have been better words. Thank you Taigu of the Woods

Gassho, Edward

[edward]

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[edward]

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[AlanLa]

Re: Not being caught by extremes

Not being caught by extremes and yet living this life to the full.
Our job, so to speak.
Try, you fail. Escape, you fall.
So, where. when? How and who? And what for???
And what if you also drop these fancy questions and go back to the source,
the origin, displayed every moment in suchness,
your true faceless face
your true nameles name?

What if, despite Heaven or Hell,
homeless and begging
we all return home?


gassho


Taigu

Yes, exactly

[Rimon]

Re: Not being caught by extremes

With every breath, I change.
Every breath I have a different name
My nameless name remains
What is it? What it is?
I don't know

Gassho

"Rimon"

[Seishin the Elder]

Re: Not being caught by extremes

Dear Brother Taigu,

You have summed up the action, rule and substance of the hermit life I am endeavoring each day. Thank you for this simple and thorough rule of life.

3X3 Gassho,

Seishin Kyrill

[Hoyu]

Re: Not being caught by extremes

Thank you Taigu Sensei. Today, I will carry this around as my thought for the day. Tonight, I will let go of it......
_/_

Gassho,
John

[Risho]

Re: Not being caught by extremes

Thank you Taigu Sensei.

Gassho,

Risho

[nadia_estm]

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this teaching comes at the perfect time....
gassho

[Taylor]

Re: Not being caught by extremes

Thank you, much needed, much appreciated, much practiced, much noticed, much falling, much getting back up.

Gassho,
Myoken

[Myoku]

Re: Not being caught by extremes

...like the poetry of a mild spring wind,
here it is, now its gone,
_()_
Peter

[Kyonin]

Re: Not being caught by extremes

What a thoughtful way to start up my day.

I will sit on this in a bit.

Thank you, Taigu-san.

[Shokai]

Re: Not being caught by extremes

Thank you Taigu-oso;
That is simply beautiful.
Home, where the hearth is 8)

[charst46]

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