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Embrace Presence Beyond Measure
Talk by Shunryu Suzuki Tass The Most Important Precept Sf Ew on 1969-08-01
The talk focuses on embracing the present moment and accepting one's circumstances without constant evaluation or comparison. It emphasizes the importance of direct experience and intuition over reliance on external measures, and encourages fully engaging with practice and one's environment to uncover inherent insights and change.
- "Blue Cliff Record" (Hekiganroku): Mentioned as part of a discussion on Zen koans, emphasizing the direct experience necessary in meditation and day-to-day life.
- "Shōbōgenzō" by Dōgen: Referenced regarding the idea of fully utilizing resources and being present in every moment, central to accepting one's life as it is.
- "The Way of Zen" by Alan Watts: Cited in context of understanding Zen principles outside of traditional measurement, highlighting the need for personal experience and intuition in spiritual practice.
AI Suggested Title: Embrace Presence Beyond Measure
Water from the deeper. Households and water from the deeper. Deeper. [...] Usually, you know, with days, it is a barrier like Kasaha, and the stream is full of pure water, and there will be no need to, you know, return to the river after he leaves the house working. But he always returns. to the river.
[01:04]
Usually, you know, water is bio because when, only when it melts so much, you know, you don't use so much water as we do in a sip. But at air-gauge monastery, we cannot use, we cannot wash our face by bleach, with bucketful water. We always use 70% of water. Usually, you know, we say barrier things.
[02:15]
Because whether it is, whether we have a lot of it or not, if we haven't so much and the water becomes barrier. And our economy, economic principle based on our labor and the things we have. And if something is, if we don't have some particular thing, Whether you think some other principle and they evaluate things or not, it's the point.
[03:34]
Things are very valuable because, usually because the things are, you know, are produced by labor. But labor is, of course, we should count labor. But the more important thing is the place we stand up with us. or something which we have plenty of it or not.
[04:34]
It does not count so much. If we know how we exist in this moment like this. This is very elaborate intellectual explanation. But what I want to say is when you sit You should not think whether this practice is necessary or not.
[05:39]
Anyway, what I mean is you should think. That is what I wanted to say. I go round and round. This is a direct experience, you know, to accept yourself as you are. If you always look around like a hungry duck, you will not gain anything. When you are ready, to be there, you know, and to accept things which is given to.
[06:45]
Then you will be, you will find out everything by you. This point is missing in our life. But we are always trying to, always finding some measure. And we are trying to measure our or measure our life. And if we don't feel good, we try to change the religion. That is what we are doing.
[07:48]
Now, most of young generation trying to change old measurement to new. But you don't try to measure things by your eyes. You don't have to depend on measurement. You can measure it by your body. Not because someone said this is better, while this is not so better.
[08:52]
not because someone said this is all, this is you. You will not have accepted before you, you know. We don't have to think so much, mostly you know, can depend on, you know, intuition. But you, you want, you know, always you depend on something only. And most of
[09:52]
It depends on some nature, in other words, some teaching. But we should brave you to accept things as a being and try to find your innocence. So whether we have plenty of water or not, we should have best use of it. Whether you can sit, whether you can complete your practice or not,
[11:01]
You should try fast. And when you return to do it, you can do it. When you hesitate, you cannot do it. When we are completely from everything, and try to open your mind, then you will find your own way. And you are in the area we came, and you are facing
[12:04]
Everything will change. Not only you, but whatever you see, things to change. Then, sometimes, you can enjoy your nature through extraordinary things. You should bend on them, John. And this is pretty difficult practice. But you should go and try. When you accept the teaching, things change.
[13:38]
Regarding things change, you should be concentrated on each one. What the hell?
[14:04]
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