Zen Master Dogen 道元 ~ 𝐍𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 ~ Zen Buddhism

[@SamaneriJayasara]

For ease of access, my recordings can be found under the relevant headings in my Playlists tab - go to my Home page to find them. Other links people have requested: All of my recordings Google Drive: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VYTr5l7jARi_Kb_aB0Jjjq2RZF9kacK7 Donations for Viveka Hermitage: paypal.me/VivekaHermitage Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4mrR5M8mS7FlGJYAfk7sEr Patreon: www.patreon.com/jayasara Viveka Hermitage website: www.vivekahermitage.com Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/wisdom-of-the-masters/id1550828138kzbin.infogaming/emoji/7ff574f2/emoji_u1f30d.pngkzbin.infogaming/emoji/7ff574f2/emoji_u1f30d.pngkzbin.infogaming/emoji/7ff574f2/emoji_u1f30f.png

[@ObiWon1089]

Recognized your voice from my Spotify account. This is wonderful i found your KZbin channel. Thank you for what you do!

[@SamaneriJayasara]

Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water The moon does not get wet nor is the water broken Although its light is wide and great the moon is reflected even in a puddle an inch wide The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dew drop on the grass Joyful in this mountain retreat yet still feeling melancholy Studying the Lotus Sutra every day, practicing zazen single-mindedly What do love and hate matter when I'm here alone listening to the sound of the rain late in this autumn evening Drifting pitifully in the whirlwind of birth and death as if wandering in a dream In the midst of illusion I awaken to the true path. There is one more matter I must not neglect but I need not bother now, as I listen to the sound of the evening rain falling on the roof of my temple retreat in the deep grass of Fukakusa Coming, going the water birds don't leave a trace, don't follow a path Amid the deepest mountain paths the retreat I find none other than my primordial home Satori All last night and this morning still snow falling in the deepest mountains Ah, to see the autumn leaves scattering in my home Night and day, the way of Dharma as everyday life In each act our hearts resonate with the call of the Sutra The cry of monkeys resounding from the mountain peaks echoing in the valleys below - the sound of the Sutra being preached Are not even the sounds of the bustling marketplace the preaching of the Dharma? Colors of the mountains, streams in the valleys One in all, all in one, the voice and body of our Shakyamuni Buddha Everyone admires a graceful horse galloping past the streaming sunlight, but few realize that this fleeting image is itself the way of Dharma The Dharma like an oyster washed the top a high cliff even waves crashing against the reefy coast, like words, may reach but cannot wash it away The four horses of suffering the four chariots of compassion - how can one find the true way without riding upon them? The true person is not anyone in particular but like the deep blue color of the limitless sky it is everyone, everywhere in the world Contemplating the clear moon, reflecting a mind empty as the open sky - drawn by its beauty, I lose myself in the shadows it casts Mind has no substance that one can see - the only binding of the body is like the dew and frost Not only earthly blossoms, but this mind pure as a celestial garden of an immaculate sky offered to all the Buddhas manifest here, there, and everywhere The moon mirrored by a mind free of all distractions Even the waves breaking are reflecting its light Because the mind is free, listening to the rain dripping from the eaves, the drops become one with me

[@Knaeben]

Thank you for Dogen

[@sebastianvince248]

he was such a master of zen , founder of soto, hours and hours a day of just sitting in complete zen state . i envy you master dogen. love your books, poems, moon in a dew drop reading now

[@mike-oo6hw]

Thank you for your service to our shared life in oneness. Salutations to the great one reflecting as you, Namo 🙏🏼

[@mortalclown3812]

I like tabula rasa feel of things before one of these shimmering audio files plays. And I like how you phrased your text to Samaneri Jayasara. 🙋🍃✨

[@calmcenter1]

Thank you for that beautiful reading and music. Soothing to my soul. My heart is full!

[@mortalclown3812]

'The true person is not anyone in particular...' Dig that crazy beat. ✨🍃

[@andregonzalez1496]

Thank you so much 🥰🥰🥰🥰🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@16antoinette]

Every time.. everything - just extraordinary. Nothing Ordinary, just THIS

[@realself9599]

I love the background track....led me into Samadhi...I must confess I listened only to that. Since the Atman...Self is the background in which everything happens, just identifying with background sounds , noises, music can transport us into Samadhi.

[@dahmanbeck5256]

Thank you as always.

[@timdavis2220]

and yes, a warm thank-you to Larkin Stentz for sharing this beautiful, haunting, 'empty' music. A beautiful twinning of shakuhachi and your voice - and the words of Dogen Zenji interwoven like moonlight on the pond.

[@utkarshsingh7204]

Thank you mother your voice is helping me to cope with the sorrow of passing away of my grandmother last week...

[@SamaneriJayasara]

Sending much love, Utkarsh

[@DilbagSingh-sp2yp]

Love you samaneri, love you all.

[@alankardo5576]

Thanks you so much

[@muttlee9195]

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[@thegroundofbeing]

This is beautiful. Poet Mary Oliver’s work is sometimes very meditative too. Highly recommend checking it out. Thank you.

[@juanpadilla3203]

Thank you 🙏

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[@jannie6359]

Hello dear friends. Only wanted to say hello to your soft, tender hearts. Thats all.

[@FlamingSwordOfWisdom108]

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[@marianrose1259]

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[@ttcul3343]

thank you very much! If it's appropriate to make requests, I'd like to request a reading of the "Rhinoceros Sutra".

[@CounselingCoachDavid]

Amazing! Thank you!

[@kathyryan7611]

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[@raywoodward8199]

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[@interdimensionalsailboat]

I should probably get back to reading shobogenzo.

[@interdimensionalsailboat]

Lotus sutra next?

[@dr.kenmiller4227]

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[@FlamingSwordOfWisdom108]

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[@sangeetalulla6623]

Thank you 🙏

[@mikegregory7542]

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[@ismaelmarksteiner]

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