Dear Friends,
FIRST NOTE:
Now that the downstairs of Shove is available again, we can hold Saturday work in the room (individually, meeting with a teacher for Dharma)
This Saturday, Sarah Bender will be offering work in the room during meditation (6:30 to 8:30 AM). If you would like to schedule a 20-min. time, please contact Sarah atsembender@gmail.com
AND ABOUT KOANS
Our koan group last Sunday enjoyed the following koan:
Case 27 : Yunmen’s Golden Wind
A monk asked Yunmen, “When the tree withers and the leaves fall, what’s happening?”
Yunmen replied, “It’s revealing the golden wind.”
This week we’ll return to revisit this one, which has been both gorgeously –and most painfully–present over the week, and we’ll bring in a new one:
The World Honored One Points to the Ground
CASE
As the World Honored One was walking with the congregation, he pointed to the ground with his finger and said, “This spot is good to build a sanctuary.”
Indra, Emperor of the gods, took a blade of grass, stuck it in the ground, and said, “The sanctuary is built.”
The World Honored One smiled.
For more info or with questions about koans and how we might meet them, feel free to contact sembender@gmail.com
It’s fine to come to any one of the koan sessions. Everyone is welcome. No special preparation is required.