tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post6961477325031093565..comments2023-10-22T01:48:29.378-07:00Comments on SlowZen... Again: PAIN AND ZAZEN 98662SlowZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-66059886030128227272009-03-30T07:52:00.000-07:002009-03-30T07:52:00.000-07:00Oh, Slap!Oh, Slap!SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-36212082427332778242009-03-29T20:51:00.000-07:002009-03-29T20:51:00.000-07:00BTW I was reading "The Roaring Stream - A New Zen ...BTW I was reading "The Roaring Stream - A New Zen Reader" on the plane today. Its a series of histories of "the patriarchs." Related to Haung-Po (d. 850) was this which reminded me of the "cheeky question" I posed a while back. <BR/><BR/>A novice notices Huang-po enter the hall of worship and make triple prostrations to the Buddha, whereupon he asked: "If we are to seek nothing from the Buddha,Dharma, or Sangha what does Your Reverence seek by such prostrations?"<BR/>"Though I seek nothing from the Buddha," replied Huang-po, "or from the Dharma, or from the Sangha, it is my custom to show respect this way."<BR/>"But what purpose does it serve?" insisted the novice, whereupon he suddenly received a slap [from Huang-po]<BR/>"Oh" [the novice] exclaimed, "How uncouth you are!"<BR/>"What is this?" cried the Master: "Imagine making a distinction between refined and uncouth!" So saying, he administered another slap...<BR/><BR/>I guess the universe has been trying to understand why we do prostrations, or question them, for 100's of years!Lauren https://www.blogger.com/profile/08148785647986873693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-25036986054075155652009-03-29T18:58:00.000-07:002009-03-29T18:58:00.000-07:00Thanks Lauren. I got out to buy a neti pot. It s...Thanks Lauren. I got out to buy a neti pot. It seems to work wonders!SlowZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589294912054724123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37983535.post-61031381553424916212009-03-29T10:48:00.000-07:002009-03-29T10:48:00.000-07:00Thanks for your practice and this news of possibil...Thanks for your practice and this news of possibility.Lauren https://www.blogger.com/profile/08148785647986873693noreply@blogger.com