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“Superb!”

by Mark ShenYun Gilenson

“Superb!” (on Resting Resolutions) – Gilles Therrien

About Mark ShenYun Gilenson

Mark has been practicing Buddhadharma since about 2008. Starting out in a Theravada context and learning from outstandingly inspiring teachers, he then practiced Zen in both the Korean and Vietnamese traditions, and now studies and practices Vajrayana (Kagyu) Buddhism and is a novice priest of Chan Buddhism (Linji Lineage of HsuYun). His highest aspiration and greatest inspiration is the actual pursuit of happiness – that means his own happiness, coupled – inextricably – with that of all others.

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⛩️Case 14 of the Gateless Barrier⛩️ . One day in the monastery of Nanquan, the monks of the east and west wing had a dispute over the possession of a cat. They all came to Nanquan for arbitration. . Nanquan, holding a knife in one hand and the cat in the other: "If any one of you can say a turning word, this cat will be saved; otherwise it will be cut in two." . The monks were silent. Nanquan killed the cat. . In the evening when Zhaozhou returned to the monastery, Nanquan asked him what he would have said had he been there at the time. Zhaozhou took off his straw sandals, put them up on his head and walked out. . Nanquan said: "Oh, if only you had been here, the cat would have been saved." . ☀️Seung Sahn’s Comment☀️ . The first question is, when Zen Master Nánquán holds up the cat and says, “Give me one word; then I will save the cat. If not, I will kill it”—what can you do? This is a love kōan. If you have Great Love and Great Compassion, then this kōan is no problem. . Here is a hint: a long time ago during the time of King Solomon, there was an argument about a baby. Two women each said, “This is my baby!” Therefore, Solomon said, “Bring this baby, and I will divide it in two. Then each of you can take half.” Then one woman said, “Oh, you take the baby it is yours.” . Then who is the true mother? This is a love story. If you have Great Love inside, then you have a Zen mind. Unconditional means Great Love, Great Compassion, Great Bodhisattva Way. So unconditionally sit; unconditionally DO IT! . Unconditionally practice. Do not check your condition. This is Great Love. If your mind is unconditional, then this unconditional mind has no I, my, me. I do everything for all beings —for husband, for wife, that is Great Love. Then it is possible to save the cat. . The last question is; Zhàozhōu walked away with his shoes on his head. Then Nánquán Zen Master said, “If you had been here, I could have saved the cat.” What does this mean? Why did Zhàozhōu put his shoes on his head and walk away? What does this mean? So keep your correct situation, correct function and correct relationship. . . #chanbuddhism #Zen #saveacat #love #🐈

For my Birthday, I want to wish everyone to be prosperous, content and at peace🙏🍊 . One kind of prosperity is when you have a place to sleep and proper nutrition (as opposed to, let's say, #vegancat). . Another kind of prosperity is put beautifully in the tale of the following encounter between the Zen Master Sengai and a rich man who came to ask for a birthday gift of his own: . A rich man asked Sengai to write something for the continued prosperity of his family so that it might be treasured from generation to generation. . Sengai obtained a large sheet of paper and wrote: "Father dies, son dies, grandson dies." . The rich man became angry. "I asked you to write something for the happiness of my family! Why do you make such a joke as this?" . "No joke is intended," explained Sengai. "If before you yourself die you son should die, this would grieve you greatly. If your grandson should pass away before your son, both of you would be broken-hearted. If your family, generation after generation, passes away in the order I have named, it will be the natural course of life. I call this real prosperity." . . Special thanks to @danielgilenson for the amazing #jre t-shirt. One of the best brothers ever. #brotherfromthesamemother . . . . . . #mayallbeingsbehappy #birthdaywishes #Zen #buddhism #chanbuddhism #sengai #feedyourcat #happiness #peace #meditation #mindfulness #unconditionallove #wakeup #amituofo

"Just before Ninakawa passed away the Zen master Ikkyu visited him. 'Shall I lead you on?' Ikkyu asked. Ninakawa replied: 'I came here alone and I go alone. What help could you be to me?' . Ikkyu answered: 'If you think you really come and go, that is your delusion. Let me show you the path on which there is no coming and no going.' . With his words, Ikkyu had revealed the path so clearly that Ninakawa smilled and passed away." . No coming, no going, and yet I've arrived at my new office. Not a bad location at all. . . . . . #Ikkyu #Zen #everydayzen #a_day_without_work_is_a_day_wothout_food #buddhism #music #classicalmusic #chanbuddhism #jerusalemmusiccenter #mishkenotshaananim #jerusalem #amituofo

Happy Easter to all my Christian friends and Happy Passover to all my Jewish friends! As we celebrate both resurrection and liberation, It's interesting to consider how both words are used are used in Buddhism as metaphors, or even synonyms, for Enlightenment. . If we were to look at the allegorical and metaphorical meaning in the stories of both holidays, we would learn valuable lessons, and could happily dismiss with the useless business of searching for historical accuracy and literal truths. Thus we could take a step closer towards real peace and understanding. . May all beings be free from suffering and at peace! Amituofo 🙏🍊 . . . . . . #easter #passover #eastergoy #zen #buddhism #liberation #resurrection #chanbuddhism #meditation #amituofo

"It is always man’s attention which is involved in what is happening within him and in everything he does in external life—whether it be for good or bad. Only through his extremely well-developed attention does a great composer manage to produce such prodigious musical works that they uplift listeners to the point of enabling them to experience very unusual feelings which would have been impossible for them to sense otherwise—feelings which belong to a sublime world, inhabited by “Devas” (gods) and their “Gandharvas” (heavenly musicians)." - Edward Salim Michael . Photo Credit @kirschi_boom . . . . #everydayzen #beethoven #edwardsalimmichael #chanbuddhism #zen #music #meditation #attention #mindfulness #amituofo

When your Zen Master finally approves of your meditation posture. #Perfect_Rest_in_Non_Abiding . . . . . . . #zen #chanbuddhism #meditation #sittingchan #buddhism #zencat #catsofinstagram #amituofo

The final meeting of the Basel Bodhi&Bass meditators! Will miss you guys❤️ Tel Aviv, get your meditation cushions ready! #bodhibass #sangha #meditation #goodspiritualfriends #keepmeditatingbasel #Buddhism #chanbuddhism #Zen #dharma #amituofo

"To you who say that you have attained a better state of mind through zazen (seated meditation): . As long as you say zazen is a good thing, something isn’t quite right. Unstained zazen is absolutely nothing special. It isn’t even necessary to be grateful for it. . . . Don’t stain your zazen by saying that you’ve progressed, feel better, or have become more confident through zazen. . We only say, “Things are going well!” when they’re going our way. . We should simply leave the water of our original nature as it is. But instead we are constantly mucking about with our hands to find out how cold or warm it is. That’s why it gets cloudy. . Zazen isn’t like a thermometer where the temperature slowly rises: “Just a little more . . . yeah . . . that’s it! Now I’ve got enlightenment!” Zazen never becomes anything special, no matter how long you practice. If it becomes something special, you must have a screw loose somewhere." - Zen Master Kodo Sawaki . . . . . . . #Zen #zenmaster #kodosawaki #chanbuddhism #buddhadharma #Buddhism #meditation #zazen #zuochan #kendrick_said_it_first #sitdownbehumble #justsit #mindfulness #notself #amituofo

There are 3 principles to Direct Contemplation, the art of investigating reality without succumbing to the biases of the discursive thinking mind: . Do Not Label; . Do Not Describe; . Do Not Compare. . . . . . #Zen #Buddhism #chanbuddhism #zenmaster #shengyen #seeclearly #intuition #meditation #mindfulness #contemplate #mind #wakeup #amituofo

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