Insights and Reflections on the Way
Tendai Kaihōgyō (回峰行) Concerning the structure of the thousand day kaihogyo, it is said that the first seven hundred days are centered on self benefitting practice, i.e., practice conducted to gain enlightenment for oneself. But from the seven hundredth day on, it is understood that the practitioners commence upon others-benefitting practice, i.e., practice conducted for … Read moreWalking Shugyo
I guess it makes sense that after shifting focus to the secret/hidden teachings (mikkyo) I haven’t updated this blog in awhile… I hope to rectify this soon…^_^
Attachment/Greed Dana – Generosity Prajna – Wisdom Aversion/Hatred Kshanti – Endurance Sila – Morality Ignorance/Delusion Virya – Effort Dhyana – Concentration
If actions speak louder than words, We can logically conclude the mind to be the most subtle of all experience As such, in the beginning one must calm the voice and body in order to perceive the mind To see and understand its habitual patterns, actions, and reactions Eventually, the nature of the mind is … Read moreRandom thoughts on Sanmitsu 三密:
“Love” as socially communicated: Conditioned, circumstantial, reliant, exclusive, demanding, fleeting, impermanent. Hearts and valentines. Something given and taken away. Scorching passion. Glacial apathy. Interpersonal possession and dependence. Love as experienced: Empowering, indiscriminate, comforting, ever-present, pervasive, foundational, eternal. Luminous and magnetic. Something inside, to be acknowledged, in all of us, by all us us. Warmth … Read moreRandom Commentary on Love
Wrong view Lack of understanding Ignorance Dukha Ultimately and thoroughly unsatisfying Attachment to ever impermanent phenomena If ignorance is bliss, right view is waking up Seeing things as they truly are, this is freedom. To willfully stay in the dream and call it reality This is lucidity, not reality This is ignorance This is cruel
Cycles Balance Change Simple observation into the way things are. I think this was initially realized, formulated, and shared during my teenage years with my brother during one of our legendary “good conversations”. Amazing how this is still valid all these years and lessons later. It’s this observational foundation that essentially led me to search, … Read moreMy first insight
How I’m browsing the net shows a lot about my mental state. I tend to have near infinite tabs open, pseudo-simultaneously looking at everything in one large info dump. The interesting thing is my habit of just leaving them open. Maybe 5+ browser windows (two / three different browsers) open with at least 16-20 tabs … Read moreRandom Mindfulness
What is poison? 1 : a substance that can cause people or animals to die or to become very sick if it gets into their bodies especially by being swallowed 2 : something (such as an idea, emotion, or situation) that is very harmful or unpleasant What is medicine? 1 : a substance that is … Read moreDharma prescription
Started the Dharma Worker program last Friday. Dharma worker is a program through the Buddhist Society for Compassionate Wisdom based off the relatively common cultural practice of temporary renunciation and novice monk-hood practiced in Asian Buddhist communities. The Zen Buddhist Temple of Ann Arbor is my home base of practice and will be for the … Read moreSo it begins…