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June 12-13th, 2015 - Memorial Zazenkai with Yugen: HONORING REV. ZENSHIN TIM BUCKLEY
Dear all,
A postscript - I went to the Memorial Service for Tim on Sunday - organized by his friend Kotatsu John Bailes. Tim's teacher Yozen Peter Schneider came out from California, Myozen Jane Amaral, Dosho Port, and Tetsugan Zummach were also present.
It was an emotional gathering. What impressed me most was the love expressed for Tim, with full acceptance and recognition of the fact that he was a difficult and complicated person. What made Tim so gifted and relevant as a teacher and friend was that he did not hide this, but instead made it the fabric of his practice - a very rich practice. He encouraged me, challenged me, to embrace my own difficult and complicated life - he welcomed me unconditionally (and there were rough spots in our relationship) - to this extent we can say we are all difficult and complicated - and our practice has enough depth to embrace this - it does not undo the difficulty or complication or make it go away - but allows us to face it and live gracefully with our own complicated selves.
The spirit of equanimity and reconciliation at this service was remarkable - in the end all things are resolved and return to the origin, to the great essence. Peter Schneider was remarkably welcoming to me - I reintroduced myself (we had met at the Great River Zendo dedication several years ago) and reminded him I was Jundo's student - he commented favorably about Treeleaf. He told me Tim had spoken to him about us.... Peter insisted I wear my Kesa and join the gathering. It was an important coming together.
Dear all,
A postscript - I went to the Memorial Service for Tim on Sunday - organized by his friend Kotatsu John Bailes. Tim's teacher Yozen Peter Schneider came out from California, Myozen Jane Amaral, Dosho Port, and Tetsugan Zummach were also present.
It was an emotional gathering. What impressed me most was the love expressed for Tim, with full acceptance and recognition of the fact that he was a difficult and complicated person. What made Tim so gifted and relevant as a teacher and friend was that he did not hide this, but instead made it the fabric of his practice - a very rich practice. He encouraged me, challenged me, to embrace my own difficult and complicated life - he welcomed me unconditionally (and there were rough spots in our relationship) - to this extent we can say we are all difficult and complicated - and our practice has enough depth to embrace this - it does not undo the difficulty or complication or make it go away - but allows us to face it and live gracefully with our own complicated selves.
The spirit of equanimity and reconciliation at this service was remarkable - in the end all things are resolved and return to the origin, to the great essence. Peter Schneider was remarkably welcoming to me - I reintroduced myself (we had met at the Great River Zendo dedication several years ago) and reminded him I was Jundo's student - he commented favorably about Treeleaf. He told me Tim had spoken to him about us.... Peter insisted I wear my Kesa and join the gathering. It was an important coming together.
Thank you all again.
Deep bows
Yugen
sat2day
Thank you Yugen for this update and I too am very happy you went ... it also makes me happy to hear of the warm and open presences of all. =)
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