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Power of the Way |
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January 3, 2008 After Golden Wind sesshin I thought about writing a page with this title. In The book of Serenity there is a case dealing with the matter of Dharma Transmission. Perhaps because of my karma, working on this koan was a very deep and uncanny matter for me. I was struck… This matter is too sensitive and fearing that it could be misunderstood I abandoned original idea of content for this page. But there is something worthy to point out. Hogen, is one of the Zen Masters who appeared in the story. He deeply pitied those who were not complete adepts in Zen training. Encountering one of those, he said to him: “If you kill your parents, you can still repent and reform, but if you repudiate great wisdom, it is virtually impossible to repent and reform.” Talking much about it may not be wise, but the truth of this statement is being witness by me again and again… It is also said that: “Human sentiments and the power of the Way are as disparate as sky and earth.” There a fundamental difference between talking about the Way, and walking the Way. Those who walk usually do not talk, but their walk has the power to change the world. And only those who walk do manifest the power of the Way. This true story again looks to me very uncanny… Last Sunday, December 30, 2007 I turned on TV in the morning and there was an interview with grandson of Mahatma Gandhi on our loco station. What I did hear was very inspiring and I have been thinking about sharing it with others. Yesterday I received an e-mail with New Years Greetings from a friend from New York. He sent this picture with the saying.
“BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD” Sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi on Union Square in Manhattan, photo made by Pawel Wojtasik on December 31, 2007
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