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Mount Sumeru | thought and a half
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Thought and a half. Art Practice: A Visual Koan. Journey to the Mountain →. March 9, 2012 · 10:59 am. Before training within the White Plum Zen Community framework (not a full fledged member yet! I’ve referred to it in other posts. I think you’ll find it’s important after we look at the koan:. A Monk asked Yunmen, When not producing a single thought, is there any fault or not? Yunmen said, Mount Sumeru. The blue ocean is wide,. The white clouds are peaceful;. A phony cock crow can hardly fool me. The Rel...
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A Mirror | thought and a half
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Thought and a half. Journey to the Mountain. What Are You Working On? April 19, 2012 · 8:13 am. While attending a recent retreat at Zen Mountain Monastery. In Upstate New York, one of the modules discussed the liturgy of Zen, one of Daido Roshi’s Eight Gates. Part of liturgy is discussion of the altar,. Its elements and meaning. There are some common, critical pieces that you make personally yours. The altar has components to represent each of the four basic elements earth, water, air, fire. When people ...
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The edge of the wood… | thought and a half
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Thought and a half. April 9, 2013 · 7:53 am. The edge of the wood…. The edge of the wood…. The squirrels scamper about. The echo birdsong plays. As a background score. As vines strangle and drag asunder. The unlucky trees;. Their misfortune of birth. Unable to run and hide. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new posts via email.
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Journey to the Mountain | thought and a half
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Thought and a half. A Mirror →. April 3, 2012 · 9:26 pm. Journey to the Mountain. Into actually joining them. And the word “retreat” did this experience no service. A better term would be “baptism by fire”. We were set to experience a full immersion into the Eight Gates of Zen. As developed by the late John Daido Loori, founder of the Mountains and Rivers Order. Zen Mountain Monastery graveyard. Dinner was light fare, vegetarian (as all meals at the Monastery are) and delicious (another common trait!
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What Are You Working On? | thought and a half
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Thought and a half. May 23, 2012 · 8:11 am. What Are You Working On? This week Tom posed a question: What are you working on in your practice? I found myself hearing struggles with inner demons such as reactivity, anger, expanding the sacred pause. These issues seemed to emerge like a stream turning into a river: a trickle followed by a raging rapid. I really enjoy listening to podcasts from Zen Mountain. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public). Notify me of new co...
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thought and a half | One thought is nonthinking, two thoughts thinking | Page 2
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Thought and a half. Newer posts →. February 28, 2012 · 4:20 pm. Art Practice: A Visual Koan. Upon meditating with the Sandokai from my last entry. I trekked off in search of that which answered the visual koan found within the paradox of the interplay of lightness and darkness. I searched for inspiration in the essense of the words from an American poet Henry David Thoreau:. If you do not see the Way,. You do not see it even as you walk on it. When you walk the Way, it is not near, it is not far. The pas...
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Being | thought and a half
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Thought and a half. What Are You Working On? Almond Blossom →. October 10, 2012 · 3:11 pm. I was once a lake and a river and a mountain. I will once again be a lake and a river and a mountain. This makes me smile. What Are You Working On? Almond Blossom →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email.