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
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
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
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
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.