Future sesshin dates are on the right sidebar \u2013 contact me if you are interested in attending. Those from out-of-town can always find a place to sleep somewhere in the house. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe focus for this sesshin will be the material that I\u2019ve posted here during the last week. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nNote to those of you in the practice period: the assignment for this week is the same as last week (Zen is an iterative process, afterall). Continue working with this passage from <\/span>Genjokoan:<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\nWhen buddhas are truly buddhas, they are not conscious that they are buddhas; yet, they are the verifying buddhas, ever continuing to verify buddhas.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nAnd these<\/span> Points for Practice Investigation and Comment<\/span><\/strong> (practice period participants, please comment below sometime this week):<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u2013 Specifically how does the practice of \u201cthrust ourselves through everything as empty\u201d impact your daily life?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\u2013 When free within the harness, how does the bit taste?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\u2013 When you practice the path of the bird, what traces are left?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\u2013 In the practice of the path of the bird, how can one relate with the bystander, witness consciousness?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nCapping Phrase <\/span><\/strong>(how many times have you heard it?):<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\u201cIf you lose the spirit of repetition, your practice will become quite difficult.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\u2013 Suzuki Roshi<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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