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2009-01-04T10:08:00-06:00

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A Way Heart of Moss and Dew

Last updated on: January 4, 2009 at 10:08 am By Dosho Port

I’ve been reflecting again on “Way Heart,” having started some work with Hashimoto Roshi’s commentary. Again and again the old ones urge us to contemplate impermanence as the source of a true Way Heart, not as an idea (although they’re certainly flowing too), but as our lived reality. So many poets, especially the ancient Japanese, seem to gaze directly at (with) impermanence. Here’s Saigyo: My cold corpse covered forever with moss for bedding will recollect what it learned here from dew... Read more

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2009-01-03T11:06:00-06:00

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Taking Care of Small Details with Long-ranged Hope

Last updated on: January 3, 2009 at 11:06 am By Dosho Port

Coyote scat dropped in the woods, as in the photo, needs no caring although comes alive through our attention to it. Anyway, here’s my last post on this thread for now. I worry that this “taking care of small details” might lead to a one-sidedness in practice. And I tell myself that when we attend to one side the other side is dark. So I’ll come back to doing what I can to shine a little light on the other side... Read more

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2009-01-02T09:09:00-06:00

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Blood on the Ground: What To Do?

Last updated on: January 2, 2009 at 9:09 am By Dosho Port

A few days ago, Bodhi and I came upon a “kill site” in the woods. A lot of blood was splattered around. Part of the body remained buried in the snow and part was visible – the guts outlined with fur. It looked like the animal had tried to escape by burrowing into the snow and earth. I suspected the killer was a coyote from the tracks and from the size of the perfect circle around the body – an enso... Read more

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2009-01-01T12:25:00-06:00

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New Year 2009: To Change Your Life is Not Your Business

Last updated on: January 1, 2009 at 12:25 pm By Dosho Port

https://youtube.com/watch?v=cIfV74D2hII Here’s my video New Year’s prayer (this was up earlier but now it’ll play for you – I hope) that we may all plant small seeds for the good every day, actualizing the sublime quality of this life. Heartfelt best wishes to you for the complete fulfillment of your practice in 2009. Dosho Read more

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2008-12-31T09:22:00-06:00

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End of the Year: Thief!

Last updated on: December 31, 2008 at 9:22 am By Dosho Port

All years are thieves and this one was most thorough going in that regard for many. I looked at my photos for a graphic for this post but didn’t find anything that fit. Google Image search for “thief” was not even close to dead-on so I searched “Zen thief” and was quite surprised at the results – check it out. As the year ends and I reflect on the past year, I remember the bold sentiment of moving-on in “May... Read more

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2008-12-29T09:46:00-06:00

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What is the Essence of Buddha’s Teaching?

Last updated on: December 29, 2008 at 9:46 am By Dosho Port

Just back from walking Bodhi. The path today was shimmering. Unfortunately (but appropriately), the photo didn’t quite capture it. The question about the essence of Buddha’s teaching has stuck in my craw since yesterday’s post. This was the question I posed to several teachers while on pilgrimage in the early 90’s and I’ll come back to how Harada Shodo Roshi responded in a future post. Imv, it is pretty darn important because dharma freedom lies in practicing, manifesting, realizing, and... Read more

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2008-12-28T08:21:00-06:00

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Keep Me In Your Heart: Not Charming the Masses with Ridiculous Practice

Last updated on: December 28, 2008 at 8:21 am By Dosho Port

I’m beginning to hear from people who have read my book and am enjoying the feedback. You too are welcome to comment here any time or send me an email. I might start a “google group” around the book because it doesn’t seem complete to just throw something out there and then hide out, like giving a dharma talk and then running off to your room, trying to avoid the consequences of what you’ve done. Please let me know if... Read more

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2008-12-27T09:53:00-06:00

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Do Not Control the Monkey Mind

Last updated on: December 27, 2008 at 9:53 am By Dosho Port

Above is a “sleeping stick,” apparently used by monks in China and then for a while in Japan to prop themselves up during late night sitting. Some monks renounced the comfort of the nest by vowing not to sleep lying down for long periods, like for the rest of their lives. I knew a guy in the 80’s who had studied at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas who made that vow. He slept leaning against a wall, although aimed to eventually... Read more

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2008-12-26T13:08:00-06:00

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Leaving the World

Last updated on: December 26, 2008 at 1:08 pm By Dosho Port

We’re always connected in some way, of course, even perched in the eagle’s nest. I found William LaFleur’s thoughts on the dharma poet, Saigyo, particularly ripe on this point. Here’s a selection. Saigyo’s sensitivity to the irony in human affairs is related to his awareness of what goes off track when we dichotomize reality. He was forced to see that even his own attempts to “leave the world” were, if naively misconstrued, attempts to find private peace in another such... Read more

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2008-12-25T22:02:00-06:00

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Dogen – The Movie (Not Kidding) 道元禅師　映画『禅ZEN』予告編

Last updated on: December 25, 2008 at 10:02 pm By Dosho Port

I’m waiting for the subtitles or the voice-over. What an utter hoot this living in the 21st century! The only two words I can make out in the clip are “Zen” and “satori.” Thanks, Harry, for sending this my way via Jordan. Read more

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