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  • Taigu
    Blue Mountain White Clouds Hermitage Priest
    • Aug 2008
    • 2710

    the merry-go-round

    What it takes to...Impromptu on moment to moment practice.

    Ten thousand thoughts
    And yet a single empty field
    Cling to one
    Cling to a single one
    And then you are caught
    ( what a small place!)

    Ten thousands stitches
    And yet a single robe
    Cling to one
    Only one
    And then you are lost
    ( Why am I doing this for ?!...)

    Ten thousand dharmas
    And yet nobody home
    Pick up one
    Only one
    Somebody will show
    ( feels soooo good to be somebody)

    Ten thousand expression of ku, emptiness
    And yet really nothing
    Choose only one
    One only
    And you' ll get something
    ( lucky you!)

    Ten thousand I
    And yet only IT
    Identify with one I
    And say I meaning I
    And I will say I to express I
    ( it is only about MEEEEEEEE)

    Zazen is to free this ten thousand whatever
    And this one thing
    Rain-clouds-mountain playing
    Thoughts- traffic- TV- sitting going
    We don't dwell on, or abide or linger
    And as there isn t anybody (really)
    And nothing to get hold of
    IT looks after itself
    IT realizes itself
    IT forgets itself
    Until...

    Ten thousand thoughts...


    Happy new year everybody, happy new round!

    Gassho

    Taigu
    Last edited by Taigu; 12-29-2013, 08:35 AM.
  • Taikyo
    Friend of Treeleaf
    • Nov 2012
    • 363

    #2
    Wonderful - not a something but neither nothing!! Thank you my Teacher
    Gassho
    Taikyo

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    • Heisoku
      Member
      • Jun 2010
      • 1338

      #3
      Thank you Taigu. Gassho.
      Heisoku 平 息
      Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. (Basho)

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      • Myozan Kodo
        Friend of Treeleaf
        • May 2010
        • 1901

        #4
        Taigu,
        Thank you for these jewel-gifts from emptiness.

        Happy! New!

        Gassho
        Myozan

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        • Taigu
          Blue Mountain White Clouds Hermitage Priest
          • Aug 2008
          • 2710

          #5
          ...And from a fool getting ready in Tanigami to take an early shinkansen tomorrow morning to Onomichi close to Hiroshima...

          Gassho

          T.

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          • Jinyo
            Member
            • Jan 2012
            • 1957

            #6
            Thank you so much Taigu - dizzy from the merry go round just now.

            A timely and poetic reminder

            Gassho

            Willow

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            • Kokuu
              Treeleaf Priest
              • Nov 2012
              • 6844

              #7
              Lovely, Taigu. Thank you!

              Gassho
              Andy

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              • Jundo
                Treeleaf Founder and Priest
                • Apr 2006
                • 40378

                #8
                Thank you, T.

                Lovely.

                Gassho, J
                ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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                • Jiken
                  Member
                  • Jan 2011
                  • 753

                  #9
                  Gassho,

                  Daido

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                  • Juki
                    Member
                    • Dec 2012
                    • 771

                    #10
                    Thank you. This is wonderful.

                    gassho,
                    william
                    "First you have to give up." Tyler Durden

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                    • Shugen
                      Member
                      • Nov 2007
                      • 4535

                      #11
                      the merry-go-round

                      Have a good trip and a Happy New Round to you Taigu,

                      Deep bow,

                      Shugen




                      Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
                      Meido Shugen
                      明道 修眼

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                      • Mp

                        #12
                        Wonderful Taigu, thank you ... and a happy New year to you as well. =)

                        Gassho
                        Shingen

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                        • MyoHo
                          Member
                          • Feb 2013
                          • 632

                          #13
                          Thank you Taigu and Happy new year to you too. A train ride through Japan, if only....

                          Gassho

                          E.
                          Mu

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                          • shikantazen
                            Member
                            • Feb 2013
                            • 361

                            #14
                            beautiful

                            Gassho

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                            • Joyo

                              #15
                              Thank you, Taigu. Happy New Year to you

                              Gassho,
                              Treena

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