Monk's 200-year-old corpse found in lotus position

[Steven]

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/01/30/corpse-200-year-old-monk-found-in-lotus-position/

I think I'll keep this in mind the next time I feel like I just can't sit any longer!

Gassho,

Myofu
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[Risho]

Gassho,

Risho
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[Jishin]

Awesome.

Gassho, Jishin, _/st\_

[Mp]

Very cool, thank you Myofu. =)

Gassho
Shingen

SatToday

[Jundo]

The tradition of Buddhist mummies in Asia is a long one, and still goes on today. In fact, I discovered one fellow just last month at a Shingon Buddhist temple very close to Treeleaf Tsukuba, and went to pay respects. He was actually what they call a "living mummy", in that he prepared his body and began the mummification process while alive, and may have been buried alive as well (only to be dug up and put on display for the last few centuries).

More here on Buddhist mummification and other relics (a bit graphic) ...

https://sites.google.com/site/philosophydude/sariras.html

Gassho, J

[Kyonin]

Gassho to all monks of the past who sit zazen throughout the ages.

Kyonin
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[Banto]

Funny that the news has 200 years old, but the man was born in 1852. Hmm. Maybe a time warp
Interesting link, Cap'n Jundo. Hui Neng is in there?!

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[Jundo]

Funny that the news has 200 years old, but the man was born in 1852. Hmm. Maybe a time warp
Interesting link, Cap'n Jundo. Hui Neng is in there?!

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Yes. I was privileged to visit Hui Neng's temple and pay respects when I attended a Sesshin in China about 3 years ago. However, rumor is that the mummy (which has been kidnapped centuries ago, lost, found again, beaten up during the Cultural Revolution) is more wax figure than mummy. Hui Neng is also known as the "Sixth Patriarch", said to be author of the cherished "Platform Sutra".



Gassho, J

SatToday

[Nindo]

Funny that the news has 200 years old, but the man was born in 1852. Hmm. Maybe a time warp
Interesting link, Cap'n Jundo. Hui Neng is in there?!

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It says that this could be the teacher of another person who was born in 1852. Still a stretch, but more plausible.

Gassho
Nindo (Ms. Attention to Detail)
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[Tai Shi]

Please, can someone tell me what our sitting is called because I ran across the term in Zen Mind, Beginner Mind and I have heard others use the word, Shazentaza? Please excuse my lack of information and I am fairly new, would like to know terms and protocol.
Elgwyn
sat today
Gassho

[Jundo]

Please, can someone tell me what our sitting is called because I ran across the term in Zen Mind, Beginner Mind and I have heard others use the word, Shazentaza? Please excuse my lack of information and I am fairly new, would like to know terms and protocol.
Elgwyn
sat today
Gassho

Hi Elgwyn,

Our way of sitting is called "Shikantaza". That can (and has been) translated several ways, but is something like "Hits the Spot Just Sitting".

Around our Sangha, you ask a simple question and you get a whole history lesson! Just in case you are interest in the history and meaning of the term, this is a great short essay ...

Hongzhi, Dogen and the Background of Shikantaza by Taigen Dan Leighton

http://www.ancientdragon.org/dharma/articles/the_art_of_just_sitting

Gassho, Jundo

SatToday

[Ishin]

Around our Sangha, you ask a simple question and you get a whole history lesson! Just in case in are interest in the history and meaning of the term, this is a great short essay ...


Gassho, Jundo

SatToday

Yes! And that's one of the great things about our Sangha. I have learned a great deal about our practice in a much shorter time through my participation here, than I ever could have going one a week to a physical Sangha in Atlanta. A point which I feel is lost on some.

Gassho
Ishin
Sat Today but not yet mummified

[Ishin]

It says that this could be the teacher of another person who was born in 1852. Still a stretch, but more plausible.

Gassho
Nindo (Ms. Attention to Detail)

Gassho Ishin
Sat Today

[Banto]

I must be missing something. (It's me, often I have to pause movies so my wife can explain to me haha!)
If the student was born in 1852 and was being taught by this teacher until he was say 20, then the teacher lived until at least 1872. Certainly not 200 year old mummy.
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[Tai Shi]

What a wonderful history lesson--Shikantaza, now I know; the eight fold path through the precepts becomes clearer as I go along. Question again--what do you think about coffee--is it an intoxicant? I had a fondness for caffeinated coffee, made a decision to drink decaf about 3 years ago, now thinking this social drink is in no way like alcohol, which I left behind almost 28 years ago, and in no way like tobacco or nicotine, which I left behind 14 years ago. If I think about the middle way, anything can be overdone. I used to weigh about 260 lbs. and about 4 years ago I lost a lot of pounds by intention. I now weigh about 174 lbs. I feel so much better that now it is actually fun to get up out of a chair, or to walk around. So back to the original question--what about coffee?