{"id":385,"date":"2007-10-16T18:43:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-16T18:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/treeleafzen\/2007\/10\/sit-a-long-with-jundo-fukanzaz-2.html"},"modified":"2007-10-16T18:43:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-16T18:43:00","slug":"sit-a-long-with-jundo-fukanzaz-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/2007\/10\/sit-a-long-with-jundo-fukanzaz-2.html","title":{"rendered":"SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Fukanzazengi XCIX"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><\/p>\n<p>Continue to practice the ineffable, live in such way.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><span><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:78%;\"> <\/span>  <\/p>\n<p face=\"times new roman\">\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\">\n<p  style=\"font-family:arial;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>I beseech you, noble friends in learning through experience, <\/span><span>do not <\/span><span>grow used to images <\/span>and <span>doubt the real dragon. Apply yourself to the path which is directly indicated and straightforward. Revere people who are beyond study and free of the intention to achieve. <\/span>Accord with the enlightened state of the buddhas. Be a rightful heir to the balanced state of the ancestors. <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">If you practice the ineffable for a long time, you will be ineffable. The treasure-house will open naturally, and you will receive and use [its contents] as you like.<\/span> [Nishijima]<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Please, honored followers of Zen, long accustomed to groping for the elephant, <\/span><span>do not doubt the true dragon. Devote your energies to the way of direct pointing at the real. Revere the one who has gone beyond learning and is free from effort. <\/span>Accord with the enlightenment of all the buddhas; succeed to the samadhi of all the ancestors. <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Continue to live in such a way, and you will be such a person. The treasure store will open of itself, and you may enjoy it freely.<\/span>[SZTP]<\/p>\n<p face=\"arial\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;\" ><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;\" ><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\";font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;\"  ><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><embed flashvars=\"shw_id=253&amp;epi_id=26147\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" base=\"http:\/\/operator11.com\/swf\/\" quality=\"high\" bgcolor=\"#fff\" src=\"http:\/\/operator11.com\/swf\/o11player.swf\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" height=\"362\" width=\"432\"><\/embed><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><br \/>Press on arrow for &#8216;play&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"\" bold=\"\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. Continue to practice the ineffable, live in such way. I beseech you, noble friends in learning through experience, do not grow used to images and doubt the real dragon. Apply yourself to the path which is directly indicated and straightforward. Revere people who are beyond study and free of the intention to achieve. Accord&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":327,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guided-meditation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Fukanzazengi XCIX - Treeleaf Zen<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/2007\/10\/sit-a-long-with-jundo-fukanzaz-2.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Fukanzazengi XCIX - Treeleaf Zen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\". Continue to practice the ineffable, live in such way. I beseech you, noble friends in learning through experience, do not grow used to images and doubt the real dragon. Apply yourself to the path which is directly indicated and straightforward. Revere people who are beyond study and free of the intention to achieve. Accord&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/2007\/10\/sit-a-long-with-jundo-fukanzaz-2.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Treeleaf Zen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2007-10-16T18:43:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"jundo cohen\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Fukanzazengi XCIX - Treeleaf Zen","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/2007\/10\/sit-a-long-with-jundo-fukanzaz-2.html","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Fukanzazengi XCIX - Treeleaf Zen","og_description":". Continue to practice the ineffable, live in such way. I beseech you, noble friends in learning through experience, do not grow used to images and doubt the real dragon. Apply yourself to the path which is directly indicated and straightforward. Revere people who are beyond study and free of the intention to achieve. Accord&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/2007\/10\/sit-a-long-with-jundo-fukanzaz-2.html","og_site_name":"Treeleaf Zen","article_published_time":"2007-10-16T18:43:00+00:00","author":"jundo cohen","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/2007\/10\/sit-a-long-with-jundo-fukanzaz-2.html","url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/2007\/10\/sit-a-long-with-jundo-fukanzaz-2.html","name":"SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Fukanzazengi XCIX - Treeleaf Zen","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/#website"},"datePublished":"2007-10-16T18:43:00+00:00","dateModified":"2007-10-16T18:43:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/#\/schema\/person\/02c505ea3114f9e1b456745d9da03217"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/2007\/10\/sit-a-long-with-jundo-fukanzaz-2.html#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/2007\/10\/sit-a-long-with-jundo-fukanzaz-2.html"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/2007\/10\/sit-a-long-with-jundo-fukanzaz-2.html#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Fukanzazengi XCIX"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/","name":"Treeleaf Zen","description":"Guided meditation with Zen Buddhist teacher Jundo Cohen","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/#\/schema\/person\/02c505ea3114f9e1b456745d9da03217","name":"jundo cohen","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"jundo cohen"},"url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/author\/jundo-cohen"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/327"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}