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  • alan.r
    Member
    • Jan 2012
    • 546

    #16
    When we sit zazen, we sit in the monastery. When we sit zazen, we are the hermit on the mountain. When we sit zazen, we sit in our own culture, society, neighborhood, city, bedroom. When I sweep the porch, the outside world, society and jobs and running around, everything is all gone, and is also right there.

    Don't think living in a monastery or as a hermit is so different from being a home-owner or being "in" society.

    Is there really any place for anyone to go?

    This isn't meant to be zennie; it's just meant to say, Where are we?

    I'm in a coffee shop right now sitting in my own hermitage, while typing on my computer and quietly bowing to everybody I run into.

    Gassho
    Shōmon

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    • Rich
      Member
      • Apr 2009
      • 2614

      #17
      Originally posted by alan.r
      When we sit zazen, we sit in the monastery. When we sit zazen, we are the hermit on the mountain. When we sit zazen, we sit in our own culture, society, neighborhood, city, bedroom. When I sweep the porch, the outside world, society and jobs and running around, everything is all gone, and is also right there.

      Don't think living in a monastery or as a hermit is so different from being a home-owner or being "in" society.

      Is there really any place for anyone to go?

      This isn't meant to be zennie; it's just meant to say, Where are we?

      I'm in a coffee shop right now sitting in my own hermitage, while typing on my computer and quietly bowing to everybody I run into.

      Gassho
      nice
      _/_
      Rich
      MUHYO
      無 (MU, Emptiness) and 氷 (HYO, Ice) ... Emptiness Ice ...

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      • Mp

        #18
        Originally posted by alan.r
        When we sit zazen, we sit in the monastery. When we sit zazen, we are the hermit on the mountain. When we sit zazen, we sit in our own culture, society, neighborhood, city, bedroom. When I sweep the porch, the outside world, society and jobs and running around, everything is all gone, and is also right there.

        Don't think living in a monastery or as a hermit is so different from being a home-owner or being "in" society.

        Is there really any place for anyone to go?

        This isn't meant to be zennie; it's just meant to say, Where are we?

        I'm in a coffee shop right now sitting in my own hermitage, while typing on my computer and quietly bowing to everybody I run into.

        Gassho

        This is fantastic Alan ... Thank you.

        Gassho
        Shingen

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        • alan.r
          Member
          • Jan 2012
          • 546

          #19
          ^Gassho, guys.

          Originally posted by Saij
          The breeze comes and everyone stops what they are doing to stand up and appreciate and be one with the breeze. It's amazing really, and it works just the same on my deck in East Tennessee. I hope you all have a wonderful day. Gassho, Saij
          Love that movie and used to live in East Tennessee (Johnson City, specifically) - a beautiful place to do some stopping.
          Shōmon

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