tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post6160911072014508834..comments2023-10-22T01:48:29.378-07:00Comments on SlowZen... Again: A VOIDSlowZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-54460381815261663532009-08-25T05:53:46.709-07:002009-08-25T05:53:46.709-07:00Hi Jordan, What you are feeling is just part of th...Hi Jordan, What you are feeling is just part of the practice wouldn't you say? not lasting.. Shikantaza is nothing if not the practice of doubt. If there is nothing to be gained in it then there is nothing of value to lose. Losing expectations is part of the plan. Any feelings of dissatisfaction are typical and valuable. If we keep things simple, it is hard to be mistaken. My apologies if I am stating the obvious or being stupid, but am just thinking out loud, mostly to myself after reading your good post. take care..oxeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090991809551162388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-40368677826425312102009-08-25T05:38:52.550-07:002009-08-25T05:38:52.550-07:00Jordan,
I think you're experiencing "norm...Jordan,<br />I think you're experiencing "normal". For a while your life was pretty predictable. Then some unexpected things happened and now you need to re-adjust to a new "normal". It happens over and over to all of us. It's called change--and change is the only constant we can count on in life.<br /><br />Love You!--MomCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12887564730749874121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-13363421315522638982009-08-25T04:42:08.982-07:002009-08-25T04:42:08.982-07:00We all need these reminders..it is so easy to get ...We all need these reminders..it is so easy to get lost in the frenzy of life, with a million committments. I landed myself in a lot of trouble a few years by putting way too many demands on my body and mind. The incident helped me slow down a bit. I still see the demon raising its head every now and then and telling me that I am not doing enough. I guess it is my constant companion. Thanks for posting the old sayings, really needed to see those.<br /><br />I hope you get to play flute more often.MyoChihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959486165726268557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-88865574193376902182009-08-24T20:35:24.292-07:002009-08-24T20:35:24.292-07:00Thank you for posting Uchiyama Roshi's "o...Thank you for posting Uchiyama Roshi's "old stuff," Jordan.<br /><br />I especially connect with #6 - having just come through a period of sitting even more silently. And more to come, of course....Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412033978642026623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-43073201457071023572009-08-24T16:14:51.712-07:002009-08-24T16:14:51.712-07:00Yes. Good. You see where you are. You see a need f...Yes. Good. You see where you are. You see a need for course correction. You know what next step you want/need to take. This is *it* I think for ten years, then ten years, then ten years again and so on. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your insight and experience that there is no place to stop.Lauren https://www.blogger.com/profile/08148785647986873693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-68685786147859496262009-08-24T12:58:13.526-07:002009-08-24T12:58:13.526-07:00Thank you for this post. I think every sincerity h...Thank you for this post. I think every sincerity has its moment of reinvestment, re-realization, and even remorse. <br /><br />What I picked up on is the humility of picking up your practice and starting again from the everpresent beginning. Like walking up scree, or sitting zazen. <br /><br />Gassho,<br /><br />KirkKirk Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02188393930292389498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-25560759040737534122009-08-24T11:12:17.720-07:002009-08-24T11:12:17.720-07:00"1 Study and practice the Buddha-dharma only ..."1 Study and practice the Buddha-dharma only for the sake of the<br />Buddha-dharma, not for the sake of human emotions and worldly ideas. "<br /><br />When I struggle with this one I say "What is to be gained?" The gaining ideas have diverted my practice the most.<br /><br />"6 Sit silently for ten years, then for ten more years, and then for another ten years. "<br /><br />Lather, rinse, repeat.NellaLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247769132258539996noreply@blogger.com