"But, this minimizing of kensho was also the general stance within the Soto line. Huston Smith tells of visiting the renowned Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, how, “When, four months before his death, I had the opportunity to ask him why satori didn’t figure in his book, his wife leaned toward me and whispered impishly, ‘It’s because he hasn’t had it’; whereupon the Roshi batted his fan at her in mock consternation and with finger to his lips hissed, ‘Shhhh! Don’t tell him!’ When our laughter had subsided, he said simply, ‘It’s not that satori is unimportant, but it’s not the part of Zen that needs to be stressed.’”
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Are Zen teachers awakened?
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Re: Are Zen teachers awakened?
Being a zen teacher doesn't make one a zen master.
Re: Are Zen teachers awakened?
Re: Are Zen teachers awakened?
Definitely not. You would understand what it means if you wanted to.
I can't remember who has said it, but the idea is from someone or somewhere.
svaha
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Sarvē mānavāḥ svatantrāḥ samutpannāḥ vartantē api ca, gauravadr̥śā adhikāradr̥śā ca samānāḥ ēva vartantē. Ētē sarvē cētanā-tarka-śaktibhyāṁ susampannāḥ santi. Api ca, sarvē’pi bandhutva-bhāvanayā parasparaṁ vyavaharantu."
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1. (in english and sanskrit)
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Sarvē mānavāḥ svatantrāḥ samutpannāḥ vartantē api ca, gauravadr̥śā adhikāradr̥śā ca samānāḥ ēva vartantē. Ētē sarvē cētanā-tarka-śaktibhyāṁ susampannāḥ santi. Api ca, sarvē’pi bandhutva-bhāvanayā parasparaṁ vyavaharantu."
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1. (in english and sanskrit)
Re: Are Zen teachers awakened?
The lineage of Zenkei Shibayama - Keido Fukushima - Yudo Harada (training master at Tofuku-ji) and Jeff Shore (lay dharma heir who trained in Japan under Fukushima since 1982 until 2007).
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Re: Are Zen teachers awakened?
I'd like to grant this thread it's earned pause. Off topic posts were split into a new thread: https://www.dharmawheel.net/viewtopic.p ... 81#p570281