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Shunryu Suzuki Roshi was a pivotal Zen monk and author who founded the first Western Zen monastery. Discover his legacy of "nothing special."
As most of you know, this is Yoshimura Ryoge sensei. Ryoge Yoshimura Sensei in Japanese we say family name first. Yoshimura Ryoge Yoshimura is family name ryoge sensei or Yoshimura Sensei. He was appointed he arrived at San Francisco as a teacher or as a…
…Ryoge sensei. Ryoge Yoshimura Sensei in Japanese we say family name first. Yoshimura Ryoge Yoshimura is family name ryoge sensei or Yoshimura Sensei. He was appointed he arrived at San Francisco as a teacher or as a friend, March 37th March 37th, and…
…So that is the difficulty they had and the more and more the teaching its uh flavor, uh real sense. I think you uh Yoshimura Sensei told you about something uh teaching of twenty, uh twelve links you know did you? Uh I think most of them listened to…
…past life and appears in a new world. So we say you know form is emptiness and emptiness is form and Yoshimura Sensei the other day explained about sokuze, form, sokuze Ku, Sokuze means he explained that is conversion, conversion. You know, without…
…I find out you know what he was doing, little by little. I think that is real comedy, laughter. And at the same time Yoshimura Sensei was talking about anti Buddhism or anti buddha or non buddha you know, I think that is you know exactly what he was…
…figuratively. He talked about him but he didn't point out anything as buddha but maybe I think you know if you know as Yoshimura Sensei pointed out, if he you know described something about a deity you know or absolute being or god, he may be a founder…
…shuso pita, that kind of question you know and after many questions and answers finished: Yoshimura I thought it was Yoshimura Yoshimura Sensei said: you know, tatsuyomi roshi said a tiger catches a mouse with its whole strength you know, a tiger does not…