Comments on: Dogen on Joshu’s “Cypress Tree” – Part 2 http://flatbedsutra.com/flatbedsutrazenblogger/?p=2380 Online Zen and Buddhist Resources - Zen and Buddhist Book Reviews, Texts, Blog, Links, and Information Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:07:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ted Biringer http://flatbedsutra.com/flatbedsutrazenblogger/?p=2380&cpage=1#comment-4808 Ted Biringer Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:45:18 +0000 http://flatbedsutra.com/flatbedsutrazenblogger/?p=2380#comment-4808 Hello Yamakoa, Thank you for your comment. Some have claimed that Joshu's lineage died out after several generations. I am happy to see it is still alive and flourishing! Note: I think the quote by the monk is either a typo or a mistranslation. I think it should read more like, "“He always says, The whole great Earth is the single eye of a monk, where will all of you go to shit?” Peace, Ted Hello Yamakoa,

Thank you for your comment.

Some have claimed that Joshu’s lineage died out after several generations. I am happy to see it is still alive and flourishing!

Note: I think the quote by the monk is either a typo or a mistranslation. I think it should read more like, ““He always says, The whole great Earth is the single eye of a monk, where will all of you go to shit?”

Peace,
Ted

]]> By: Yamakoa http://flatbedsutra.com/flatbedsutrazenblogger/?p=2380&cpage=1#comment-4804 Yamakoa Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:56:45 +0000 http://flatbedsutra.com/flatbedsutrazenblogger/?p=2380#comment-4804 Part 2 Now as Joshu sits beneath the mighty axe, he might respond by asking me, "before you cut down the buddha tree, have you eaten lunch?" When answering yes, he reminds me to "clean my plate". With that, the mighty axe falls as empty sky meets the earth, shattering bowls, trees and Buddha's. Doesn't the old buddha know that after cleaning one's bowl, you put it away till the next meal. Unfortunately for Ol' Joshu, my appetite is as ravenous as they come. Fortunately for us, his teaching is so direct and compassionate. Look how he deals with another cretan. Joshu asked of the new arrival, "Where have you come from?' The monk replies, From Seppo's place." "What has Seppo been saying as instruction to people?" The monk said, "He always says, Throughout the whole wide world there are one-eyed sangha members. All of you, whee is it that you take a shit?" Ol" Joshu replies, "If you go back there, take this shovel with you." Bowing deeply, "Y" Part 2
Now as Joshu sits beneath the mighty axe, he might respond by asking me, “before you cut down the buddha tree, have you eaten lunch?” When answering yes, he reminds me to “clean my plate”. With that, the mighty axe falls as empty sky meets the earth, shattering bowls, trees and Buddha’s. Doesn’t the old buddha know that after cleaning one’s bowl, you put it away till the next meal. Unfortunately for Ol’ Joshu, my appetite is as ravenous as they come. Fortunately for us, his teaching is so direct and compassionate. Look how he deals with another cretan.

Joshu asked of the new arrival, “Where have you come from?’
The monk replies, From Seppo’s place.”
“What has Seppo been saying as instruction to people?”
The monk said, “He always says, Throughout the whole wide world there are one-eyed sangha members. All of you, whee is it that you take a shit?”
Ol” Joshu replies, “If you go back there, take this shovel with you.”

Bowing deeply,
“Y”

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