Zen Teaching of Homeless Kodo by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi

Author:Kosho Uchiyama Roshi [Uchiyama Roshi, Kosho]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
Published: 2014-11-03T21:00:00+00:00

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A Rose Is a Rose

KODO SAWAKI:

To practice the buddha way is not to let our minds wander but to become one with what we’re doing. This is called zanmai (or samadhi) and shikan (or “just doing”).

Eating rice isn’t preparation for shitting; shitting isn’t preparation for making manure. And yet these days people think that high school is preparation for college and college is preparation for a good job.

KOSHO UCHIYAMA:

Many parents bribe and pressure their children to get good grades or pass the entrance exams, saying, “Study hard! Study hard!” Furthermore they blatantly push their children into the realm of asura, the fighting spirits: “Don’t be shut out by others! Beat them and go to the top school!” If they think this is an expression of enthusiasm for their children’s education, they’re making a big mistake. If their children are smart they’ll find it ridiculous to study in competition with others. If their children are timid, they’ll become daunted and neurotic. Only foolish and unaware children follow their parents’ and teachers’ “advice.”

If I were a teacher, I’d say:

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