To Sustain Ourselves
With palms together
Good Morning Everyone,
It is early as well as the rice is in progress for the day. It is the commencement of the month as well as we will soon have money to buy food. In the meantime, rice is nice (thank we KoMyo!) as well as I am reminded of the stage in the film Zen where the Tenzo has no rice during all. The monks drank boiled water. To complicate matters the refrigerator here during the Temple is broken as well as will need to be replaced. A call to the property owner has begun to get things relocating in which direction.
There is the line in the dish chant, "to means ourselves, we eat this food." Our practice is to means ourselves without most ado. So, we wash the rice as well as cook it, supplement what is in the cupboard (in this case the bit of turmeric with the hint of mint as well as beans), as well as enjoy the process of cooking. I will supplement the beans the bit after with the small fresh onion. Lunch will be early today as I have the 12:15 appointment with my orthopedic doc.
Before all that, 7:00 AM Zazen; 9:00 AM Zen in the Park, 10:30 meeting with Hogaku-roshi, 12:15 Doctors appointment, as well as after today during 4:00 PM our Zen Discussion Group, followed by 7:00 PM Zazen.
May we any be the good fortune in the universe.Zen knowledge for every day living.
Good Morning Everyone,
It is early as well as the rice is in progress for the day. It is the commencement of the month as well as we will soon have money to buy food. In the meantime, rice is nice (thank we KoMyo!) as well as I am reminded of the stage in the film Zen where the Tenzo has no rice during all. The monks drank boiled water. To complicate matters the refrigerator here during the Temple is broken as well as will need to be replaced. A call to the property owner has begun to get things relocating in which direction.
There is the line in the dish chant, "to means ourselves, we eat this food." Our practice is to means ourselves without most ado. So, we wash the rice as well as cook it, supplement what is in the cupboard (in this case the bit of turmeric with the hint of mint as well as beans), as well as enjoy the process of cooking. I will supplement the beans the bit after with the small fresh onion. Lunch will be early today as I have the 12:15 appointment with my orthopedic doc.
Before all that, 7:00 AM Zazen; 9:00 AM Zen in the Park, 10:30 meeting with Hogaku-roshi, 12:15 Doctors appointment, as well as after today during 4:00 PM our Zen Discussion Group, followed by 7:00 PM Zazen.
May we any be the good fortune in the universe.Zen knowledge for every day living.
