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[Washin]

Hi all,

Just finished sitting with the overnight units 4-7.
Thank you to everyone who participated on a Day 1.
Thank you to our dear Unsui for the great talks and their wisdom.
Sekishi, much Metta to you and yours

Hope to see you all on a Day 2 later today.

Gassho
Washin
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[Meitou]

Sorted Thanks!!!

Good Morning everyone. I have just resumed this morning with Day 1 Unit 7 and wondered if there is a text that allows me to follow the dedication that Shingen is reading out right at the beginning? The audio isn't very clear on my computer and I'd like to be able to understand better - it doesn't matter now, but perhaps at a later date so I can listen again?
Thank you everyone for your wonderful practice!
Gassho
Meitou
sattoday

OK; I just found closed captions, and will start again, sorry, my bad.

[Kotei]

Thank you Kokuu and Shingen.
I am up to date with the units now and still feeling them in knees and neck.
All fine. Gassho,
Kotei sat.

[Byokan]

Sorted Thanks!!!

Good Morning everyone. I have just resumed this morning with Day 1 Unit 7 and wondered if there is a text that allows me to follow the dedication that Shingen is reading out right at the beginning? The audio isn't very clear on my computer and I'd like to be able to understand better - it doesn't matter now, but perhaps at a later date so I can listen again?
Thank you everyone for your wonderful practice!
Gassho
Meitou
sattoday

OK; I just found closed captions, and will start again, sorry, my bad.

Here you go Meitou

DAY 1 UNIT 7 - SHINGEN - Beiko's No Enlightenment (Case 62)

PREFACE TO THE ASSEMBLY
The primary meaning of Bodhidharma's principle muddled Emperor Wu's head. The nodual Dharma gate of Vimalakirti made Manjushri's speech go wrong. Is there anything here of enlightenment to enter and use?

MAIN CASE
Attention! Master Beiko sent a monk to ask Kyozan, "Do people these days have to attain enlightenment?" Kyozan replied, "It's not that there's no enlightenment, but how can one not fall down into the second level?" The monk related this to Beiko, who wholeheartedly approved it.

APPRECIATORY VERSE
The second level divides enlightenment and rends delusion.
Better to promptly let go and discard traps and snares.
Merit, if not yet extinguished, becomes an extra appendage.
It is as difficult to know wisdom as to bite one's navel.
The waning moon's icy disk, autumn dew weeps.
Benumbed birds, jeweled trees, dawn's breeze chills.
Bringing it out, great Kyozan discerns true and false.
Completely without flaw, the splendid jewel is priceless.

All the Koans we are working with can be found in the second post by Jundo, at the beginning of this thread. (And also in the Book of Equanimity by Gerry Shishin Wick.)

Gassho
Byokan
sat + lah

[Meitou]

Here you go Meitou

DAY 1 UNIT 7 - SHINGEN - Beiko's No Enlightenment (Case 62)

PREFACE TO THE ASSEMBLY
The primary meaning of Bodhidharma's principle muddled Emperor Wu's head. The nodual Dharma gate of Vimalakirti made Manjushri's speech go wrong. Is there anything here of enlightenment to enter and use?

MAIN CASE
Attention! Master Beiko sent a monk to ask Kyozan, "Do people these days have to attain enlightenment?" Kyozan replied, "It's not that there's no enlightenment, but how can one not fall down into the second level?" The monk related this to Beiko, who wholeheartedly approved it.

APPRECIATORY VERSE
The second level divides enlightenment and rends delusion.
Better to promptly let go and discard traps and snares.
Merit, if not yet extinguished, becomes an extra appendage.
It is as difficult to know wisdom as to bite one's navel.
The waning moon's icy disk, autumn dew weeps.
Benumbed birds, jeweled trees, dawn's breeze chills.
Bringing it out, great Kyozan discerns true and false.
Completely without flaw, the splendid jewel is priceless.

All the Koans we are working with can be found in the second post by Jundo, at the beginning of this thread. (And also in the Book of Equanimity by Gerry Shishin Wick.)

Gassho
Byokan
sat + lah

Thank you for this Byokan, I really loved Shingen's talk and a couple of points really resonated and bought clarity to a couple of issues I have at this moment. But actually what I was referring to was the dedication read out during Kokuu's part of the sitting, which I think was a dedication to our Differently Abled Ancestors - as I say the sound on my computer wasn'y good, the close captions, although amusing weren't a great help. It may be that I've missed this somewhere on the forum?
Deep Bow to our Unsui for your wonderful work again this year.
I've now caught up and look forward to meeting you again this afternoon. Off to samu now
Gassho
Meitou
satwithyouallthismorning
FOUND!! I just thought to look in the new chant book, I'd been using the old one, I apologise for not-thinking mind!

[Kyousui]

Kokuu's Samu talk was especially meaningful to me. Wish there was a transcript of it for us hearing challenged folk.

Sat/ LAH

[Sekishi]

Hello everyone,

Here is the link for Day 2, Unit 1: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts...ncpuy7pz2735ye

Gassho,
Sekishi

[Meitou]

Kokuu's Samu talk was especially meaningful to me. Wish there was a transcript of it for us hearing challenged folk.

Sat/ LAH

Kyousui, if Kokuu doesn't have a written copy of his talk, I can do a transcript of it for you.
Gassho
Meitou
satwithyoualltoday

[Koki]

I'm here for day 2, but it appears I'm only one-way.

Gassho
Frank

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[Shoka]

I'm here for day 2, but it appears I'm only one-way.

Gassho
Frank

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Kunzang,

Please take my spot and sit two way. I just left the hangout.

Deep bows,

Shoka
Sat

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[Koki]

Gassho Shoka
I will try

Frank


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[Koki]

Guess I'm,doing something wrong because I just can't seem to connect two way.


Will continue to sit one way

Frank (Kunzang)

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[Jakuden]

Guess I'm,doing something wrong because I just can't seem to connect two way.


Will continue to sit one way

Frank (Kunzang)

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I think someone else got in. I dropped out too Frank, you can try again!
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday


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[Shoka]

Guess I'm,doing something wrong because I just can't seem to connect two way.


Will continue to sit one way

Frank (Kunzang)

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Frank,

I dont think it's you. Looks like the hangout is full. So many dedicated members this year.

Hang in there, I'm here one way as well. Looks like there are 8 of watching one way right now.

Gassho,

Shoka

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[Koki]

Got it.
Gassho
Frank


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