Buddhism<\/a> makes manifest the great Earth\u2019s goldenness and makes ripen the sweet milk of the long rivers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cInstead of drifting in the ocean, you can sail across the ocean in human life.<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cDogen Zenji mentions in the Shobogenzo, life is like riding in a boat, because the whole big ship of the whole universe where you ride is going, carrying you.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Then we don\u2019t know in which way to go. People say, \u201cWe don\u2019t know what will happen in the future so let\u2019s leave it to fate.\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/span>This is exactly drifting, be drifted in the ocean. It is not good.<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cDogen Zenji mentions please use the oar to row the boat. I mention constantly if we really practice spiritual life we can not carry spiritual life in terms of our understanding.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>In order to practice for long run, live in vow.<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cVow means live life in peace and harmony with deep aspiration with all living beings. Living in vow is not to have a big expectation, expecting big things you can do.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>What we can do is just a little tiny things one by one. <\/span> <\/span><\/span>When getting up in the morning, get up within the activity of getting up in the morning. This is a whole way to go through peaceful doors of peaceful world.<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThat\u2019s why we take best of care of the activity of getting up in the morning, doing zazen, eating breakfast. It\u2019s not unusual outstanding human activity. Where is the door going through the peaceful world?<\/span> <\/span><\/span>The door is yur everyday life.<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cAll we can do is constantly form the habit of thoroughly doing small details in our everyday life. Usually a habit is made with our desires. Living in vow is to do small things, carrying forever without desire for something else.<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThat\u2019s why Dogen Zenji mentions, \u201cPractice Buddhadharma for the Buddhadharma.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cHow can we build up the human world, ripening the sweet milk?<\/span> <\/span><\/span>What is the destination? When we do gassho, just do gassho for gassho.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Then the door to the peace is right under our feet.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>It\u2019s not big stuff. It\u2019s not big deal.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>We vow to carry this tiny deal forever, under any circumstances, beyond the satisfaction of our desire.<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cFor what end? For living in peace and harmony with all living beings.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>This is vow.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>At that time, whatever happens we never be drifted in the ocean of human life.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>We can sail across in the ocean of life. Long journey of human life.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>A long journey is already sweet milk.<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cIf you don\u2019t understand it\u2019s because you see your life covered with suffering, pains, etc.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>So Dogen Zenji mentions please accept the taste of human life as sweet milk.<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThis last sentence of <\/span>Genjokoan<\/span><\/i> is the Buddha ancestors vow to live. It is not limited by school, sect or denomination. If we belong to a denomination, so-called Buddhism or Christianity, always we think in terms of a small, narrow understanding. If our body and mind biologically belongs to any denomination, that\u2019s fine. Then we have to live in a complete way. Our life must be beyond the idea of denomination.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>We have to show ourself, manifest our life in the universal way.<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThis is our responsibility for the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/p>\n
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