Sitting Silently, Doing Nothing / Sentado em Silêncio, Fazendo nada
In the Spring, Swaha invited his disciples to sit in silence together, where he shared a poem from the Zen tradition by Matsuo Bashõ: “Sitting silently, doing nothing Spring comes and the grass grows ...
4 Dec 202119min
The Call of the Zen Bulls | 10 - In the World
10 - In the World “Barefooted and naked of breast, I mingle with the people of the world. My clothes are ragged and dust-laden, and I am ever blissful. I use no magic to extend my life; Now, before me...
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The Call of the Zen Bulls | 9 - Reaching the Source
9 - Reaching the Source “Too many steps have been taken returning to the root and the source. Better to have been blind and deaf from the beginning! Dwelling in one’s true abode, unconcerned with that...
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The Call of the Zen Bulls | 8 - Both Bull and Self Transcended
8 - Both Bull and Self Transcended “Whip, rope, person, and bull — all merge in No-Thing. This heaven is so vast no message can stain it. How may a snowflake exist in a raging fire? Here are the footp...
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The Call of the Zen Bulls | 7 - The Bull Transcended
7 - The Bull Transcended “Astride the bull, I reach home. I am serene. The bull too can rest. The dawn has come. In blissful repose, Within my thatched dwelling I have abandoned the whip and rope. Co...
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The Call of the Zen Bulls | 6 - Riding the Bull home
6 - Riding the Bull home “Mounting the bull, slowly I return homeward. The voice of my flute intones through the evening. Measuring with hand-beats the pulsating harmony, I direct the endless rhythm. ...
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The Call of the Zen Bulls | 5 - Taming the Bull
5 - Taming the Bull “The whip and rope are necessary, Else he might stray off down some dusty road. Being well trained, he becomes naturally gentle. Then, unfettered, he obeys his master." Commentary...
21 Mars 202134min
The Call of the Zen Bulls | 4 - Catching the Bull
4 - Catching the Bull “I seize him with a terrific struggle. His great will and power are inexhaustible. He charges to the high plateau far above the cloud-mists, Or in an impenetrable ravine he stand...
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