A MORNING STROLL IN THE GARDENS, 07/07/14 “Shunryu Suzuki Roshi taught that when you say, ‘The flower is beautiful,’ you separate yourself from it. That is, you reinforce your sense of separation of subject and object by making a judgment. I would add that even if you only say, ‘The flower is,’ then you have separated yourself from it. And even if you only say ‘flower’ you have separated yourself from it. In fact, the Diamond Sutra can be seen as a teaching about the way in which people develop an idea of something, rather than have a direct experience, and then come up with a linguistic label for the idea that reinforces that perception. This stands in contrast to the direct experience of things as lacking solidity and existing only in the sense of a temporary flux.” ~ Kōnin Cardenas, ‘Jaku En Zen ~ A Refuge in the Moment’ 1. Hemoracalis “Moses Fire” 2. Hemoracalis “Beautiful Edgings” 3. Hosta “Dick Ward” blossoming 4. Hemoracalis “Red Volunteer” 5. Hemoracalis “Wayside King Royale” Photography by Mark D. Kruger, © 2014, All Rights Reserved
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:55:07 +0000
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