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Oryoki Instruction
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The talk focuses on the practice of Oryoki, emphasizing the importance of mindfulness and careful attention during mealtime rituals in Zen Buddhism. Even seemingly insignificant actions, such as making noise with utensils, are opportunities to manifest Buddha nature. The talk underscores the concept that one’s actions, guided by sincerity and the "way-seeking mind," are integral to Zen practice. The role of vows, made sincerely to oneself and not just to Buddha images, is highlighted as a means of directing mental and physical efforts.
- Dogen Zenji: His teachings emphasize sincere practice and mindfulness in everyday activities, highlighting the "way-seeking mind" essential in Zen training.
- Oryoki: A form of mindful eating practiced in Zen monasteries, used as a method to manifest Buddha nature through attention to minor actions.
- Buddha Nature: The intrinsic potential within every individual that can be realized through careful attention to all aspects of daily life, no matter how trivial they might seem.
AI Suggested Title: Mindful Eating, Manifesting Buddha Nature
At this breakfast, I found you dealt with your attention with carelessness. So, you made too much noise during eating breakfast, having breakfast. The utensils which we are using are easier to make a noise. That's why we must pay attention to no noise, to making too much noise. You think it may be a small thing among your training, but it is very important for the study of Zen Buddhism to watch
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with care. Within such a domain of small things you will find Buddha nature which you manifest, you should manifest, even though you recognize or not. whether you recognize it or not.
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In Zen monastery everybody can enter into Zen temple to do training. It is very easy because because the door of Zen temple is always open. So, you know so well the old saying, If you hit the door, if you knock the door, your mind is open.
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The door is open. But in Zen Buddhism, there is no door. There is no door to knock, to knock it. so you should it is not necessary to knock the door everybody can go through the door can go through the door that's why It is important to watch your activity with care based on sincerity.
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So Dogen Zenji said, those who want to train according to Buddhism, you should have first the mind with sincerity, so called the mind-seeking mind, the way-seeking mind. The way-seeking mind is not special, particular, particular way outside our life. At the time when you deal with utensils, with care, the seeking mind, the way seeking mind exists always at that time.
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So in Zen Monastery, Zen Master advise the monks not to make too much noise. when they walk the passages, whenever they walk inside in the jungle, whenever you have breakfast, whenever you have every meal time, If one of your utensils fell down to the floor, you have to make a bow nine times just before Buddha image.
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As long as you enter into Zen-lo, no matter what, no matter how a small, small event, may happen. It is very important for you. So every effort of your mind and body should be centered in the, in your activity, which you deal with utensils.
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At this time, the way seeking mind In other words, your Buddha nature should be realized. We have a little more time to have instruction appeal, appeal of interaction.
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So I show you how to make a bar. As you know, the vow in Buddhist is not doing something to Buddha image, not to Buddha image. The vow is made to yourself.
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So when you make a vow, the every effort of your mind and body should be directed to making a vow. That's all. So When you want to, when you make a vow before Buddha image, first you should stand up, you should stand up straight leg with gassho. Of course, gassho should be made completely. Don't do gassho with roughness.
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Like this, like this, or like this. So, First we should, we should stand up, we should stand up with kasyo before buddha imams. Your hands Your hand is up high about your nose like this. The tip of the fingers, your fingers,
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