{"id":754,"date":"2009-09-28T05:04:19","date_gmt":"2009-09-28T05:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/treeleafzen\/2009\/09\/mondays-with-taigu-beginners.html"},"modified":"2009-09-28T05:04:19","modified_gmt":"2009-09-28T05:04:19","slug":"mondays-with-taigu-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/2009\/09\/mondays-with-taigu-beginners.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;MONDAYS with TAIGU&#8217; &#8211; beginners mind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"right\">\n<div>As I was on my way to Kyoto this morning, i wrote the followings cheap poems:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Books and ideas are far too serious<\/div>\n<div>Children and walks<\/div>\n<div>will show you the way<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>All these words<\/div>\n<div>pointing at the ineffable<\/div>\n<div>snow on snow<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-indent: 0in ! important;\">Cluttered head<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-indent: 0in ! important;\">never ending blossoms<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-indent: 0in ! important;\">this life<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Well,this is an attempt to convey the sheer simplicity of our path. Studyingis of course important, reading sutra and texts is a necessary foodmore for practice than for thought. It is not intended to fill our headwith notions, opinions, views and concepts. The reading of <i>Shobogenzo<\/i>should take us to the reading of things as it is not to blur ourvision. We live in this ever changing beauty and at the same time, weare often trapped in a box filled with old stuff. How can we open our eyes to the very wonder? How can we never get caught by selfimportance and certainty?<br \/>Sitting in the unconditionnal state, resting in the seal at ease and in peace, and begin each and every time.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>gassho<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Taigu<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1.5pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 1pt;\">\n<p class=\"Default\" style=\"border: medium none ; padding: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><i><\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><object width=\"560\" height=\"340\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/dv4gTyRx8c4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/dv4gTyRx8c4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\"><\/object><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><u>(remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells;<\/u><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><u>a sitting time of 20 to 35 minutes is recommended)<\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"left\"><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feedburner.com\/fb\/a\/emailverifySubmit?feedId=2769166\">To subscribe to &#8220;Treeleaf Zen&#8221; 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