今日は酔っているが、冴えているかもしれない。
Gary Daubney
Zazen is sitting meditation; Zen is the heart of zazen.
Murasaki Hoshitaro Genji
Is that so ? I think that Zen is a kind of culture, and it became extinct long ago.
Gary Daubney
Zen culture is diminished in its influence in modern Japan, but is it extinct? Zen is the essence of such cultural practices as cha-no-yu, haiku, shakuhachi music, etc, just as it is the essence of Zen Buddhism (and some would argue, all 'real' Buddhism). But, we shouldn't mistake the shell for the kernel, should we? (We'll break our teeth!)
Murasaki Hoshitaro Genji
I used to do cha-no-yu.
almost female who does it now. But it is very good to me. Because a pretty woman in a kimono treats tea for me.
Murasaki Hoshitaro Genji
Actually I married one of them
Gary Daubney
And now you serve her tea?
Murasaki Hoshitaro Genji
No no I am like a slave of her like a Zen monk and his Master.
Gary Daubney
Ah, that's good to know.
Murasaki Hoshitaro Genji
Thanks
Gary Daubney
_/\_
Murasaki Hoshitaro Genji
If Beatles came to Japan and did some Zen. John Lennon might not be marriage with Yoko Ono.
Gary Daubney
Imagine that!
Murasaki Hoshitaro Genji
I have a pain in my legs and cannot do this any more.
Do not imagin but do this so called Zen.