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THE TRUE EYE Excerpts from Shinge Roshis teisho given at Nyogen Senzaki Sesshin at Dai Bosatsu Zendo: The True Eye In Case 19 of The Iron Flute, a koan collection compiled by the 18th-century Soto master Genro Oryu and translated by Nyogen Senzaki, the young monk Joshu Jushin decides to make a pilgrimage to Mount Tai, the sacred mountain where Manjusri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, continuously expounds the Dharma. Hearing of Joshus plan, an old monk presents him with a poem: Every mountain has the temple of Manjusri. Blue ones afar, green ones near, Each has the Bodhisattva enshrined. Why take your staff and visit Mount Tai (Ch.:Tsing-liang)? The sutras depict Manjusri riding a golden lion. You may see such an illusion in the mountain clouds, But it is not real to the eye of a person of Zen. It does not bring the happiness that is sought. Read more here: origin.library.constantcontact/download/get/file/1102072836835-151/FromAbbot_5-2014_FINAL.pdf
Posted on: Sun, 18 May 2014 15:10:21 +0000

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