May 20th-21st Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Shinzan]

Say, isn't there an old koan about the student, the master and the broken tea bowl with golden seams? Something about, "were it not for the brokenness, how would the beauty of the golden repair, the awareness and compassion, shine?
Can anyone help me with the reference?

Anyhow, a lovely metaphor, and a lovely little tea bowl there.
_/st\_ Shinzan

[Onkai]

Thank you Jundo and everyone. It was a lovely sitting and a lovely talk. I had some connectivity issues at the end, though. I think it was from my own connection.

Gassho,
Onkai
SatToday

[Mp]

Thank you Jundo, lovely talk and thank you all for sitting. Enjoy your weekend. =)

Gassho
Shingen

s@today

[Joyo]

Thank you to Jundo, Shingen and all of you for sitting together. Have a great weekend.

Gassho,
Joyo
sat today

[Jundo]

Say, isn't there an old koan about the student, the master and the broken tea bowl with golden seams? Something about, "were it not for the brokenness, how would the beauty of the golden repair, the awareness and compassion, shine?
Can anyone help me with the reference?

Anyhow, a lovely metaphor, and a lovely little tea bowl there.
_/st\_ Shinzan

Thank you Shinzan. I don't believe I have heard it before, and would not have found this story if you had not mentioned it.

Moon-Heart, a Zen student, was serving tea to her special guest, Abbess Eko of a nearby temple and Mushin, a dharma heir of the Abbess, stopped by. Mushin was a “wild women” and carried a bone instead of the usual ceremonial stick.

In the midst of appreciating the exquisite bowl, Mushin smashed the bowl with her bone and shattered it into pieces. “Now, said the wild women, “Look at the Authentic Tea Bowl that exists before birth?”

Moon-Heart blanched, gasped and nearly fainted. The Abbess of the temple said calmly, “I gave you this tea bowl, but now, I would like you to give it back to me. Before you do, gather the pieces, glue them, and fill the cracks with gold. Then have a box made for it. On the cover of the box, write the name of the bowl, which I now give as “The Authentic Tea Bowl Before Birth.” I will reverently pass this bowl on to my Dharma descendants.

Now I ask you: What is the Authentic Tea Bowl Before Birth?

Here is the tea cup repaired by Dani today ...

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Gassho, J

SatToday

[Myosha]

Perfectly imperfect.

Thanks to all.


Gassho
Myosha sat today

[Gokai]

I Just Sat Today with all of You and the zazenkai recording. One more beatiful talk of Jundo.
Thank You very much.
I wish You all peace and a great weekend.
This is a very beatiful Sangha.
Gassho, David
Sattoday

[Kyonin]

Thank you all who sat / will sit.

Gassho,

Kyonin
#SatToday

[Jika]

Thank you all.

This tea cup is counterproductive:
I - want - one - too!
Would fit my crackpot.

Wonderful work and talk.

Gassho
Jika
#sattoday

[Ryo Do]

Thank you everybody!

Gassho
Ryo Do

Sat with you today

[Washin]

Just sat with you all. Thank you.

Gassho
Washin

[Kotei]

Thank you all.

Now I have two Cohens sitting in my head. ;-)

'Ring the bell that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack. A crack in everything
That's how the light gets in'
- The other Cohen - Anthem

Gassho,
Kotei sattoday.

[Tai Shi]

Thank you for the video--I felt right there--relaxed and at peace! Thank you Jundo.

Tai Shi
sat today
Gassho

[Deirdre]

I sat with the recording this morning. I enjoyed how the sounds of the birds chirping outside of the zendo in Japan mingled with the chorus of birds outside of my window here in Maine. It was a wonderful reminder of how we are connected across time and place...and that love is everywhere!! I appreciate the birds for providing these important lessons as well as their lovely songs.

Gassho,

- Deirdre
sat2day

[Amelia]

I joined in yesterday. Thank you all, gassho.

Sat today