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Embodying Compassion in Zen Practice
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The talk discusses embodying compassion in Zen practice, primarily exploring the Zen koan involving a Bodhisattva with many hands and eyes. This metaphor highlights the challenge of coordination and mindfulness needed in saving sentient beings. The talk also touches upon the concept of the dharma body being like the vast sky and the implications of practicing Zen in aligning body and mind. The integration of these teachings is related to realizing interconnectedness and embodying the practice of compassion amidst suffering.
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Blue Cliff Record (Case 89): A classic Zen text referenced to discuss the koan concerning the Bodhisattva's many hands, illustrating non-duality and ease in compassionate action.
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Guanyin/Kanzeon: Invoked as a symbol of compassionate listening and response, relating to the practice of embodying compassion.
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Net of Indra: Introduced as a metaphor for the interconnectedness of all beings, reinforcing the central thesis of unity and integration in practice.
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Maitreya’s Palace: Used as an allegory for spiritual fulfillment and realization, illustrating the boundless compassion present in each moment and being.
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Eightfold Path: Mentioned to emphasize the ethical practice necessary in daily life and aligning purposeful action with Zen principles.
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Speaker: Robert Aitken Roshi
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I think that when we spoke at the Temple of Zen Center more than 20 years ago, when we were located on Bush Street, that's almost a lifetime ago for some of you, I think. A very long time. Thank you. And I will invite your question. I selected case 89 from the Blue Tech Truckers, from Garland, Hatton, and Haas.
[01:12]
I will give the sign-up value on the registration with apologies to my colleagues who didn't vote, because my timing must have been worse to talk to their leaders even more. Hold on, asked Dodo. How does the Bodhisattva come down with all those many hands and body? Dodo said, It is like reaching behind your head in the middle of the night for your dog. Dodo said, Why is it that? Dodo said, How do you understand? One of them said, The whole Bible is hand in hand. The other said, That is very well expressed, but it is only eight pence.
[02:16]
How would you say it? The other said, for a lot of the . That is the main case. I a little simpler and a little more clear. look at record that then the day conflict. And then illusions that we explain the case. But I don't know. I don't know the culture of the record in particular.
[03:21]
The fifth year, what was going on? I don't know what your policy here is, but I'll come to you if you could come to me. My view is that your policy, what I'm talking policy, would very well be. Lombard and Diogo were close disciples of Yakuza in the valley that became the so-called guru. In fact, the Ungarn was defeated, of course, with Trump, so it was good. They are 10, meanwhile, after, what did I, 4,000, I mean, after, you know, or right now, the 6,000.
[04:27]
They were not only brothers in the family, but they were blood brothers. And the folkloric that we are not only in the town, but also blood . was some 13 years younger than his brother. And also at this time, he was some degree in my descent, apparently after 12. From then on, Also, Kampong is Guanyin, the so-called incarnation of Mexico, or goddess of Mexico.
[05:42]
It was descended from Malo-Chique-Fara in China and Japan, It came rather than we are looking to. Although the cops were more female in appearance than female. In fact, I follow the understanding we want to state that they did not do it to the team. All those many hands and eyes. What particular forms are cut they off?
[06:47]
Fill it with a thousand. And she bought me 11 pets. One name pet and a box of little pets for a pet bag. For 22 dollars and a thousand pounds, big and holy, and simple enough to cause work. A shovel, a pen, a pluck, a barbier, Many of them are working. Come day on, it's the one who hears the sounds of the world. That is the meaning of that name. Now,
[07:53]
Toto's question has two implications. One might be a kind of mindfulness question or a coordination question, a samadhi question. I am awkward enough with my two hands and my two eyes How can I use my hands and hands? to save the many people.
[08:57]
And that takes us in the direction of ,, which is the point of the implication of the archetype . And it is the nature of our practice in that literature. Neatness is a synonym for realization or clinical. But we could understand it. How can I be and say the has something? Response is very good. It is like reaching behind your head or your pillow in the middle of the night.
[10:23]
What are the implications there of that answer? Well, I think from the concern about coordination, concentration, and so on, It's obvious. There is much, much more involved than what you can hide in your head or your thoughts. It reminds me of another chase that appears to show your road to Africa, not Japan. Yes, it's tasted good, too. Photon's dharma body. Photon, of course, was a paramus successor of boson. So granite subunit of dharma .
[11:30]
Boson adds liquid yoga. The true dharma body is like the empty sky, or the dharma cart. It manifests the form of itself as the . Why would you present it in a way that would be in your daily life? Why would you express it in a good, ordinary example? said, it is like a donkey sees a whale. It is like a well. See, it's a dump. It's just a switch. It's a switch. My dad would say that, but not much thought into that.
[12:47]
And that, indeed, is very important in our countries, because then you have the field of the anti-intellectual. But what really? It is the putting the in its place. When working with that ,, that ,, that double, then I'd only write the Surely the implication of Hongda's response is we forget about that and that.
[13:58]
very early in our practice. How did I get to be a person but not lift up a leg? And the more older you get, Like Conzeon, with all those big hands. Now you are a student. Now you are a lover. Now you are protected. Now you are a worker. Now you are a customer. Now you are a fan. and then pat the back. Thank you.
[15:09]
Now can I use my hands? You're blessed that we are three times regularly. Now the foot above, I'll give you the hand. That is how we got the ball. My mother would say to me, and I would make an inappropriate remark, think before you speak. I would always wonder, how can I do that? There is no descriptive thought involved in writing for your fellow. or in the country, viewing the world, and less in the world viewing the country.
[16:17]
Well, how do you understand the concept of all body, first hand, and mind? Just lifting the iron, just pressing it on the trickle. Just ironing it that way. Just stepping into the box. That's the amount of refuse I'll insert. Nothing to stick to it. There is, of course, in particular, implied here integration, like the storekeeper who has the price of bread and is buying a different mac and egg.
[17:27]
But the integration of that part of housing with the self. It's a matter of more practice. I mean, that would cause more crisis. How old is Kanzel? We've said. It was what we believed in to be all, to be one, to love it. We were playing a spell, something a lot more awesome. We might be quick to put a date on kids.
[18:35]
them up, acknowledge them, put comfort on them at one time. Comfort on the one who hears the sounds of the world. He grills those sounds, encompasses those sounds, embodies them. Who is hearing that sound? This is a koan that relates directly to the nature of pandean and also to the point in sutra. to see is an experiential acceptance of the philosophical periods of that part and that great last development of the .
[20:07]
Hearing the sounds of the world, and by hearing those sounds of anger, as well as of joy, come they are experiencing calmness. Practicing ecologically is suffering. Remember the suffering in the garden, attacking in the garden. The thing then is to suffer with it. That word suffer also gets impact. Because it has to be. One is to experience pain.
[21:22]
This is the one we are connected with. But it also means to endure it, to allow, to prevent, to go back to things they've changed again for a long time, to no longer be the pain suffered by the children underneath. Let that come. Let it happen. This is the suffering. We are all of us suffering, and you ain't allowing for me. Convey on, and you ask me. Must everyone suffer with me? And the practice of kamyon is really the practice of zhage.
[22:36]
Because when you listen, there are no thoughts. It's quiet. Hit quietly and listen. There is only the brick box and the box. Ultimately, with this practice, there is freedom of the universe and God. Everything else disappears. Everything else walks away. And it is the whole universe sitting there past those signs.
[23:41]
not only the wonderful model of the net of Indra, but also the power of Maitreya. The net of Indra is a multi-dimensional net with each point in the net a fuel that perfectly reflects all other points. But there is more than reflection here. At the end of his long pilgrimage, after seeing the history teachers, the pilgrim, Sudarnath, finally meets Maitreya, the future Buddha. He touches up with the future Buddha, or Maitreya touches up to him. And Maitreya leads him into his power.
[24:52]
which is beautifully adorned with all manner of tapestries and precious jewels, containing an infinite number of other colors. And when he enters one of those colors, he finds that it's beautifully adorned with tapestries and precious jewels. complaining and making a number of us down. That's all. Did you see? All beings are inherent in myself, in yourself, in a blade of grass. Integration, concentration, it's really only the beginning.
[26:03]
It's not nearly good communication. But fine, the other is no other than myself. Follow the spirit. Eight paths of the answer. Five paths of the answer. One. Okay. Okay. You would like to correct the S. Uh, when I, uh, see a defective housing and a different color, uh, at least we would contact this.
[27:12]
We're not moving on time to it now. Yes, of course. There is such a thing as spiritual prostitution, this kind of thoughts, using up of yourself. This is a very important point, that you have And not only the need to rest, and you need to read, and you have good social relations, and you hear good music, and all of those things, but you need to cultivate your own so that you can flower and bear fruit in your particular way. that will help us.
[28:14]
You can't help others by practicing your . You help others by finding your own right livelihood. And with that livelihood, that is . practice . But we don't call it that. You don't call it that when you help or you save a kid from dying in front of the truck. You're not practicing. You're talking. This point reminds me of some work I've been doing recently on Anyway, what? It seems to me that we can find more in that there.
[29:41]
is the flower . There's nothing behind it, but there's a stop there that has A job, you know? And they have to take care of it. You know, a big job. In terms of the United States market place, I would estimate about 70% of the jobs It would fall under the great writing. It do it. What is the job?
[30:52]
An innocuous job, like, say, a manufactured waterbed. It needs a waterbed, really. And the second part is, you know, in other words, just . and all of that. I think that also a kind of question about ethical and moral Yeah. Yeah. Yes, if you're an attorney. Yeah. The second point is it is systemic.
[31:59]
They're not . That's good. By and large, we have a hard time finding ways in our life to fulfill ourselves. And we get a job in the box, you know, a box. And people like Ruthie often. And we are like, you may have some chance for advancement, but it'll take a long time. And you guys need to get your life. The day of fulfilling crafts, you know, it didn't stop. One of my students is meeting a couple of absentees to attend a particular junior college, Fort Bragg, where they have hired
[33:09]
a European garden maker, a master garden maker. The king, the highest boy, was Rupert. And he is going to take this to the court. And I applaud him, because I feel that this young man would have followed the fine gardener, had two little throats, but that didn't work. If you're considering reaching behind the head for the pillow and eyes into the palm of your hand, this seems quite clear to me. So where am I stuck? Not a practice, I think. I think that's about it.
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