How about your feeling this zazen session? I know physically you might feel very pain, especially knee point, the cross legs. The way is same for me. I was trained Same way about almost 45 years ago. Starting training, practice, every day, every night continue zazen. But feeling is also same like you. Because I'm now arriving. My body and mind is also arriving now. So feeling is the same.

[01:04]

you felt in this zazen for physical. But, frankly say, spiritually, I'm very free. Anytime, any zazen session, my feeling so peaceful and rest in the zazen way. This evening, I would like to tell you one poem written by the famous Zen master in China. He is a master of Dogen Zenji. His name is Nyojo. He lived in Mount Tendo. He is one teacher for Dogen. transmitted the Buddha nature from Shakyamuni Buddha.

[02:14]

And Nyojo Master is a 50th generation ancestor from Shakyamuni to transcend and transmit the Buddha nature to Dogen, the founder of Sotozen sect. passed away about 700 years ago. Now famous temple in monastery age. One of your member now studying Zazen and monastery life day by day. He'll make sure he had experienced a monastery, so traditional to ascetic, a strict way for Zazen meditation.

[03:21]

The poem is, My Japanese speaking is very difficult for your understanding, might be. Please try. KONSHIN KUCHI NI NITE KOKU NI KAKARU It meant KONSHIN, whole body, physically. KONSHIN KUCHI NI NITE KUCHI NI NITE, like mouth. With mouth, we speak and express our... inside... thinking and everything how I want to express. Oh, it's a nice idea. Zen Center issued the Wind Bell.

[04:26]

So this poem concerning the Wind Bell. Have you ever heard the beautiful sound nice ringing of window bell. Nyojo expressed window bell hanging the sky. When the window come, they make very, very beautiful sound. Listener listen it. They are very pleasant and so cleaned up their mind. This meaning the poem, outline of the poem. So, KONSHIN KUCHIN NITE, it's meant body or figure of a window bell. Window bell and the sound might be very different, western music.

[05:28]

Sound, tune, melody might be very, very different from oriental mostly Chinese wind bells, Japanese wind bells. Have you ever thought? Yeah. You can easily remind the very beautiful sound of the wind bell. The figure always hanging into the sky. So, wind come, there I can hear the beautiful sound ringing the bells. 渾身口にて虚空にかかる Hanging sky 東西南北の風音は Never concerning East wind, west wind, south wind, north wind Anytime when the wind come, wind bear ringing.

[06:39]

Not concerning the opposite wind, outside circumstances, wind bear ringing always. This is the Chinese intonation. One person here, one person Maybe here, turn down. Each person different here, the sun, but the wind bell itself always equally ring the bell due to by wind come. This is a very nice expression, isn't it? Our circumstance seems very different, but In human being, each self should be here, equality. They are beyond the races, color, are very, very different things.

[07:47]

We should live each other in a peaceful mind with equality. That's the reason, ladies and gentlemen, come to see, come to want to make your life so clear and still stand, working and watching to gain enlightenment the right way. So Dogen Zenji very, very impressed this poem. He write on directory and brought back to Japan. He described this poem so proudly in his famous Shobo Genzu. Dogen's mind always returns back to his teacher.

[08:49]

Nyojozen always lives within Dogen's mind. This is a real transcendent transmission. by warm hand to warm hand. They want to realize our Buddha nature, which each person could make sure and realize. So, this afternoon I explained already this point. The other is not depend on to others. And the Shakyamuni never carry on us. We, you, each person has a Buddha nature. Only important things is make sure, realize that have within us always and look it up correctly.

[10:04]

Because our circumstances, especially this modern civilization time, unexpected things always happening. Time is passing away like a arrow and never come back again. So today is very, very precious for us. We should stand and stare, reflect ourselves, each other, with the help of the others. Your very eager, honest manner for Zen practice, I was awfully impressed. Last year, same summer session, Zazenkai, I could attend.

[11:10]

But this year, this summer session, Zazenkai, it is twice for me. People seem much different. Former person going away and new people come. But beyond new and old they are very, very real. Today, this time, we are gathered here and together persuading the right way through our Zazen practice. This time many people together here Beyond race, color, state, there is no territory around us. Only here exists one thing.

[12:14]

We are each Buddha. Buddha living within us, always. So, this Zazenkai, I think very, very meaningful. Looking forward in the future, developing and bring the peace and realize eternal world in our spiritual life. Make sure with you. Thank you. Time is now early. Please practice ten minutes, Dozen, please. Because he has to back to Moffat Air Base today, midnight bus.

[13:24]

So few hours given us between. So if you want to sit more, 8.30, please sit here. I would say excuse for you. May I ask a question? Will you be with us tomorrow? Will you be here tomorrow? Yes, tomorrow. I will leave Thursday morning. So tomorrow I will be with you. I would like to ask you a question before you go. I will go. Please stand up and say hello every person. He's now working heavy duty in the Moffat Airfield.

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