Buddha Nature

Kugyo talked about Buddha nature manifested as you...
Also Rebecca shared some funny joke.

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板 (han)

板
han
はん

At begining of zazen at zendo, han is striken to notify students that session is about to beging.
Rev Ito explained characters and meaning of words written on our zendo's han.

生死事大　(shoji kodo dainari)
無常迅速    (mujo jin soku)
光陰可惜    (koin oshimu bekarazu)
時不待人   (toki hito wo mata zu)

Life & death is important matter
Never know when you are going to die
Do your best
Time never wait for you

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大信根 (dai shin kon)

大信根
dai shin kon
だいしんこん

" believing in yourself"

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戒定慧 (kai jo e) 作務 (samu)

戒定慧 
kai jou e
かいじょうえ

戒　kai : rule of daily life
定    jou:  concentration on zen
慧    e:    spiritually enlightened

作務
samu
さむ

Daily activity

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Four Great Vows

Kugyo talked about Four Great Vows and value of zazen. In her talk she referred to "My Stroke of Insight" by Jill Bolte Taylor.  You can watch her video from Ted from here.

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一日不作 一日不食（ichi jitsu nasa zareba ichi jitsu kura wazu)

一日不作　一日不食
ichi jitsu nasa zareba      ichi jitsu kura wazu
いちにちなさざれば、いちにちくらわず

"If you don't work, you don't eat" 
This sitting was on mother's day. Rev Ito also talked about his memory of his mother from World War II.

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松尾芭蕉 (Matsuo, Basho)

松尾芭蕉　
Matsuo, Basho

Kugyo talked about "Basho" traveler/poet from 1600s in Japan.　Here is the link to more details. 

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