ANNOUNCEMENT

 

ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Dear Zenster:

I am pleased to offer a six week course on our Order’s “Shingi: Standards for the Order of Clear Mind Zen.” We will address all aspects of the Order’s procedures, ceremonies, and practices. The Shingi is the result of twenty years of study and practice within the Order. We are currently in the process of revising the current edition. All members of the class will be expected to have a copy, study it, and as we go through it, make editorial comments and edits. At the conclusion, members of the class will be recognized as contributors to the revised edition and will be included in the Shingi’s next printing. Please consider joining me as we explore and improve our Order.

Fee: $60.00

Materials: “Shingi: Standards for the Order of Clear Mind Zen: by Harvey Daiho Hilbert, available on Amazon.com

Please register with me directly via email: daihoroshi@gmail.com

WE WILL BEGIN ON MARCH 24 AT SIX PM 

Thank you!

 

Creation

Creation

 On the evening

Of the first day

I created myself.

"Self," I said, "Go

Forthwith

Take control

Of yourself

Name yourself

And all living

Things:

Be Kind\

Be Gentle

And Love

Your world."

All these things

I said to myself

And then went

On my way.

Daiho

2/13/2022

This Evening

This Evening 

On this evening

When the clock  

Strikes twelve

I will have lived

Three quarters of a century:

I haven't learned much.

daiho

2/12/22

The Crack

 The crack

Is is all too  often

Hidden

Somewhere

Behind this or that'

We can't find it

Or don't even know

Enough to look.

So we live out our lives

In darkness

Until something happens...

A door closes

A window opens

And the light gets in.

daiho

2/12/22

Morning

 With palms together, 

Sitting outside, it is 33 degrees. The fresh air is brisk to say the least. Zazen out of doors is nothing special really, the Buddha did it all of his life. Yet we westerners rarely take the Buddha’s way. I’ve heard students say it is uncomfortable, as if comfort is important to the practice. It is not. 

What’s important to the practice is the practice itself regardless of conditions. Sit like a mountain: all ancestors have taught this. Even if, as in my case, the mountain itself is unstable. Easy?  No. Necessary? Yes. To be a buddha, is to be a buddha in all directions and in all times.

Gassho 

Resignation

 With palms together, hello all,

NixI have resigned my position as abbot of the Order of Clear Mind Zen. I no longer teach individual students for the Order. I am available for public lectures, training and that sort of thing. Details to follow. 

Changes in the Order of Clear Mind Zen

 With palms together,

Recently I decided, rather abruptly, to resign my teaching position at the Order. Our new Head Teacher is Rev Marshall Daishin Tucker. I will not go into the particulars but suffice it to say my energy reserves are just not up to it. So, I will contain myself to teaching via this blog and other venues such as public lectures, radio interviews and the like.

With this I will remain Abbot of the Order and work with our Executive Committee to take us into this new year. We are meeting this morning to discuss possibilities and forge a direction. My sense is we have two major tasks: first, develop our organizational structure and second, work to build our membership. To support that last goal, I am suggesting we develop a membership application, policies regarding membership, and assign a membership director.

I will keep you posted as things unfold.

Be well, y'all

Daiho