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by ~ Dogen Zenji (1233 A.D)
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As all things are buddha-dharma, there is delusion and realization, practice, and birth and death, and there are buddhas and sentient beings.
As the myriad things are without an abiding self, there is no delusion, no realization, no buddha, no sentient being, no birth and death.
The buddha way is, basically, leaping clear of the many and the one; thus there are birth and death, delusion and realization, sentient beings and Buddhas.
Yet in attachment blossoms fall, and in aversion weeds spread.
Talks from our 3rd fullmoon gathering of the Dawn Dojo.
Teachers: Roshi Susan Murphy (Part 1 & 2) & Kynan Sutherland (Part 2)
6am | 5th July 2020
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In this talk our teachers take up Dogen’s text: The Genjokoan. You can download a copy of the full text here to read.
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 dewdrops on the grass, or even in one drop of water.
Dogen Zenji – Genjokoan
Enlightenment does not divide you, just as the moon does not break the water. You cannot hinder enlightenment, just as a drop of water does not hinder the moon in the sky.
The depth of the drop is the height of the moon. Each reflection, however long or short its duration, manifests the vastness of the dewdrop, and realizes the limitlessness of the moonlight in the sky.
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~ By Ali Cobby Eckermann. From her book: ‘little bit long time’ (Picardo Press)
I was born yankunytjatjara my mother is yankunytjatjara her mother was yankunytjatjara my family is yankunytjatjara I have learnt many things from my family elders I hace grown to recognise that life travels in circles aboriginal culture has taught me this
When I was born I was not allowed to live with my family I grew up in the white man’s world
We lived in a square house we picked fruit and vegetables from a neat fenced square plot
we kept animals in square paddocks we ate at a square table we sat on square chairs
I slept in a square bedI looked at myself in a square mirror and did not know who I was
One day I met my mother
I began to travel I visited places that I had already been but this time I sat down with family
We gathered together by big round campfires we ate bush tucker feasting on round ants and berries we ate meat from animals that live in round burrows we slept in circles on beaches around our fires we sat in the dirt on our land that belongs to a big round planet we watched the moon grow to a magnificent yellow circle that was our time
I have learnt two different ways now I am thankful for this that is part of my Life Circle
My heart is Round ready to echo the music of my family but the Square within me remains
The Square stops me in my entirety.
Talk #2 from Term 2 of our Online Zen Group for 2020. Click here for other talks in this series.
Teacher: Roshi Susan Murphy
28 June 2020
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Talk #1 from Term 2 of our Online Zen Group for 2020. Click here for other talks in this series.
Teacher: Roshi Susan Murphy
14 June 2020
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We are excited to introduce you to our new Zen Open Circle Study Group.
In the coming weeks we will be studying the book ‘Sand Talk’ by Tyson Yunkaporta. We will be gathering online fortnightly and hosting discussion here on Bright & Dark.
Registration is now open. Click here to join this study group.
When: 4-5:30pm AEST, Sundays fortnightly starting June 21st. Visit our calendar for further details.
Cost: Available to members for a dana contribution.
Our hosts will be Karen Fermin and Deborah Chadwick. Thank you to both for their generous offer to hold this space for our exploration.
Please contact us on gassho@zenopencircle with any questions.
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Talk #6 from Term 1 of our Online Zen Group for 2020. Click here for other talks in this series.
Teacher: Roshi Susan Murphy
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