Bankei is a favourite of mine, he sounds like a guy who enjoyed life but still knew who he was and how to live! Good on you mr Bankei, I wish I could have known him, I have a bunch of funny poems and I bet he'd have loved them!

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Although Morinaga Soko came to England to ordain her when she wanted to start a Training Monastery, Daiyu Myokyo Zenji received inka from Sesso Soho Zenji at Daitoku-ji. Morinaga Soko was the head monk there at the time. She was easily the most remarkable person I have ever met.

Love this one. Thank you. Somehow I'm reminded of the wonderful statement from Alfred Korzybski: "THE MAP IS NOT THE TERRITORY". When the 'Buddha Nature' is some kind of verbal or conceptual description or "map" then the dog is not the map. The dog is the non-conceptual territory itself. So, no, the dog does not HAVE Buddha Nature. And yet at the same time that's all there is as the dog (and the one who is aware of it). Buddha nature has the dog. Hmmmmmm.......

So much wisdom! Thank you, Roshi!

Beautiful my lady!

Powerful and useful teisho, mitra-roshi.🙏

19:15~19:25 just a drop ~ bright sea awakening ~ the one taste uncontrived ~ no haste 🙏🙏🙏

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Oooo ~ Ensō Out of not One thing arise the ten thousand things 🙏🙏🙏

Kapleau Roshi, my first Zen teacher. Thank you 🙏

Thank you Roshi Kapleau for everything you did.

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I attended a two day meditation trg. he did at Harvard in 1970 or 71. Of all the great people I was fortunate to see from that era, he was the one who impressed me the most. He just seemed very disciplined, no-nonsense and devoted to his mission of teaching us what we could do if we tried. I was a dilettante practitioner for forty years always promising myself some day I would make a serious commitment to it. In my early 60's I had a very painful life event and decided this was the time. For the last 15 years I have been devoted to it and now view it as the most valuable things I have ever learned. I am grateful to Kapleau.

His students gained immensely from his guidance - I would have loved to meet him. This work is so rich and so foundational. Thank you for doing this.

Thanks for your kind reply. I think it is up to us to believe or not. Some scholars used to scare masses about rebirth in poor families or as animals depending on our behavior in this life. I follow teachings of a sage ( Thiruvalluvar) who wrote 1330 couplets of poetry which covers three stages of our present life and to attain peaceful, joyous life. They are guiding principles for Tamil people from South India. He doesn’t mention about rebirth or reincarnation. There are also other sages who teach about different saivite faiths.

Wonderful.

I have doubt about rebirth or reincarnation. What is the original teaching from Buddha himself not from his followers? Is it possible to find out about after life?

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thank you for this! A good reminder.

nice! keep it up!

Very nice teisho on right speech. I came across on one acronym for right speech. Think is the word. Is it T for Thoughtful, I is it intelligent , N is for is it necessary, K is for, is it Kind.

I wanted to thank you for your teisho(s). For a part of my journey in Zen I used to listen to you quite regularly, which gave me an idea about some of the qualities a true teacher should have. I live in Europe and becoming your student has therefore never been a realistic option, but while I kept searching for a capable teacher closer to where I live you remained a kind of guiding light. I had contact with a local Soto teacher (dharma heir to roshi Kobun Chino), who strangely had stopped leading a sangha and apparently also had no interest in working with me, or presumably anyone else, on Zen. Another teacher was from a particular lineage that doesn't really speak to me and I also knew him as one of my old highschool teachers. He also puts up videos on KZbin, but I've never felt much of a connection to him. In the end I found a teacher who you might even know personally, as it is Migaku Sato, one of the current Masters of Sanbo Zen. He was an assistant to Koun Yamada in his later years and then studied under roshi Kubota. I am now working on my koan with him. Again, thank you, as it was the effect of your teishos that guided me to him.

I could really relate to this. Thank you for sharing, Bodaiko.

Very optimistic and heartfelt teisho. Most useful when traveling challenging times. 🙏

Thank you Mitra-Roshi the breath is such a simply, dynamic and freeing practice. I'm working and slowly gaining a ground with this practice.

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Great reminders.

Beautiful Teisho. Thank you Mitra-roshi.

Helpful… thanks…👍☺️👨‍🎨🎨☝️💫

As the seed buried in the earth cannot imagine itself as an orchid or hyacinth, neither can a heart packed with hurt imagine itself loved or at peace. The courage of the seed is that once cracking, it cracks all the way. ~ Mark Nepo courage blossoming the cracking of unpacking seed coats drop away

The Seed Market: A perfect falcon, for no reason, has landed on your shoulder, and become yours. ~ Rumi Deepening Zen … where Rumi’s wisdom falcon meets “Chicken Soup for the Soul”. Thank you for the kindness of this offering 🙏

Thank you both for this warm conversation. I'm going to look into getting the book. Much love to you.

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Helpful thank you Roshi Mitra👍☺️👨‍🎨🎨🥰🙏☝️

Your true nature is something never lost to you even in moments of delusion, nor is it gained at the moment of Enlightenment. ~ Huang Po neither lost nor found this sitting is not waiting freedom’s embracing ! It is all-pervading, spotless beauty; it is the self-existent and uncreated Absolute. … a jewel beyond all price! ~ HP Swirling Perpetual Stillness Boundless 💎💎💎💎Witness who laughs 🌼🌼in flowers or cries as rain showers? This Impervious View See Countless One Mirror Mind True

Ah fear! Ah Anger...Love zen's undying wisdoms. Thank you.

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So helpful Roshi Mitra, thank you for sharing your wisdom and grace…☺️👍👨‍🎨🎨🎉🥰🙏🛎️💫🎇🌅

Thank you for sharing your stories… very helpful!👍👨‍🎨🎨🙏🥰🎉🌅🛎️

Thank you for sharing real stories of challenge and zen practice. Very helpful to realize that after kensho all is not hearts and flowers! Very moved by Roshi Kapleau’s experiences as well as yours!👨‍🎨🎨🙏🙏🙏💫🌅🎇🛎️Kenzen: Satori Sun Art Studio

Thank you for this talk, so very inspiring & encouraging. 🙏

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Thank you Roshi for putting all these video up for us, is it possible for someone who doesn't have Rinzai teachers in their proximity to benefit from Koans somehow withtout a teacher? Or in that case it would be better to 'just sit' like Soto do?

You’re very easy to listen to. Thank you!

Amazing personal experiences touching my heart. The importance of meditation in our colorful life is very impressive. Thanks for your service.

I have a very deep understanding of what you are saying....lol oddly enough I'm trapped in slab city ca near Niland. They make sure in the community I have just enough of what I need. Smiles Sandra pipkin Slab city

Perhaps he was misheard. "Does a dog have Buddha nature?" "Moot!"