…That is why when some scholar writes something about shakyamuni buddha, he starts seeing shakyamuni buddha submit what he wrote to some Zen master. He does not announce or he does not preach before a Zen master. This part will be pretty strict in our…

…seeing shakyamuni buddha submit what he wrote to some Zen master. He does not announce or he does not preach before a Zen master. This part will be pretty strict in our schools because just philosophical understanding is not good enough as a work of…

…we are pretty strict with this point and whenever you write something, simply speaking, it should be checked up by some Zen master and nature understanding it is very difficult to tell just by reading nature corresponding. It is kind of friendship between…

…Zen masters and Zen Scholars should be always must be quite intimate and nature understanding is one. You cannot be both scholar and Zen master. If it is possible it may be wonderful. But we are not capable. It can't be helped if you want to read or…

…is necessary to read many, many books and to understand eastern culture and western culture. This is necessary for us and Zen master should devote himself to our own teaching and practice. But as both scholar and master understanding is based on shobo…

…eight schools of Zen. That is not original Zen transmitted by Bodhidharma or buddha. You know before Bodhidharma there was no Zen master. All the Buddhists practiced Zen, but more and more. Bodhidharma then was not that kind of Zen. And after Bodhidharma…

…the art of life. We should find out the meaning of our effort itself before we attain something. So dogen Zen master says we should. We should obtain the enlightenment before we attain enlightenment. Before we attain enlightenment we should obtain it…

…not perfect, but you can achieve it little by little, you can make some progress. So he says, dōken Zen master says you should attain enlightenment. You should obtain enlightenment before you attain enlightenment, which is important. To attain enlightenment,…

…necessary for us to have full understanding of precepts and to make effort to observe precepts. So whenever a Great Zen master or religious hero appears, precepts observation is emphasized by him or before someone appears some great teacher appears, precepts…

…It takes many and many years. Don't worry, don't give up. Don't give up. Don't give up. You know the sixth patriarch. This Zen master is the direct disciple of the sixth patriarch and who was very careless but unfortunately he had not good design but he…

…been in the province of sei. I made a hempen rope. It weighed 7 pounds. That was the answer. Joshu is the famous Chinese Zen master who joined our order at his age of 60 and he studied zazen, our practice, for 20 years under Nansen and he became a…

…broken chair and one of the four legs of the chair his chair was always mended by a rope. Anyway, he is a unique, powerful Zen master. Someone asked him: all the things many end up in one. Then what one does end up? This is a story, this is a…

…will it perish daizzi perish daizzi said it will follow on and perish. This is the subject. And later someone asked the same Zen master I heard you said self will perish when this earth perishes. Is it true or not? Does it perish? He said he answered…

…anything. So he was very much ashamed of himself and he left his aunt with a small temple and went for visiting a famous Zen master at first. First of all he thought he must say thank you. But before he decided to say thank you, there is some story…

…the poet of mount myoho, was a fine teacher. He was a disciple of a very good yaksa and he was a very good Zen master. The priest the poet of mount myoho, was finding himself. A monk approached and said: sir the nature of the wind is permanent and…

…don't know how many years ago, maybe more than 150 years ago, almost 150, more than 170 years ago there was a very famous Zen master. He had a very good disciple called gengo. His master was inishi osho. This is a very famous story. Gengo osho, I wear…

…it a practice center or something, a place where you go for an intensive meditation study and practice with other people and with your Zen master or your roshi for a period of time it's maybe three months or four months or a year but it's not for a…

…center. Otherwise, there's a few places where you meditate two or three times a week that kind of thing but with a real Zen master and with the situation of being able to live there for months or a year or something like that possible. Thank you very…

…is the way it should be. But if you do not know the point of the practice, even though you have good Zen master, you cannot study Zen because you cannot appreciate the true activity. If you know why you should practice zazen and practice zazen,…

…is why we call him a horse master baso. He is a nangak's disciple and the 6th patriarch's grandson. Hyakucho is the famous Zen master who set up all the monastic life, monastic rules. He is the first one who set up precepts, mahayana precepts in its…

…you will appreciate the endless, limitless meaning in it. So our way of life should be like this and even between Great Zen master and great disciple, the way we talk will will not be different from a usual person, thank you. But the difference is…

…from a usual person, thank you. But the difference is whether they are ready for various circumstances and conditions. Even a Great Zen master, when he cries, when he should cry, he may cry. When he should laugh, he will laugh. When everyone is hungry,…

…is not words is mysterious for us you know it is mysterious that we cannot say anything. Having in a big word, even Zen master, even master whose time reached to know cannot say anything. If he says something, you should follow his time. I am so good,…

…lost his control. But even though you are in the same condition, for you there is nothing to be afraid of. As the old Zen master said, if fire comes, you should be burned, if the water comes, you should be drowned, and that is our way. So whatever…

…common and Zen is for everyone. But you know, in every way you will find some unusual statement. Or the unusual activity of Zen master is based on this deep understanding of our practice, or else he does not deserve the name of true Zen master. His…

…activity of Zen master is based on this deep understanding of our practice, or else he does not deserve the name of true Zen master. His whole day whole life effort is directed on this point and I have been talking about the same thing over and over…

…much effort, so we lost our usual thinking mind. That is how we obtain, you know our true practice. Yes, he was really Great Zen master. That is, you know how you solve the problem. You know if every you know governor of the United States is like him,…

…were distributed and of his stupas there was an infinite number of media. And then you know same story in china, when Zen master passed away the emperor asked: what should we do about it, about famous Zen master nanyo echiu's relics? Is there anything to…

…then you know same story in china, when Zen master passed away the emperor asked: what should we do about it, about famous Zen master nanyo echiu's relics? Is there anything to help you? What do you want me to do? Nanyo echiu friend nanyo echiu, a big…

…this is also true. We do not observe our precepts just for sake of precepts for perfection of rituals. There was a famous Zen master maybe about 70 years ago he passed away maybe 50, maybe 40 years ago and he had very good disciples and there were…

…no koan, only fang dynasty, then koan study stopped. If koan study is only way to study Buddhism, Sixth patriarch or Bodhidharma is not Zen master. So I don't say koan study is not good but if you think koan study is only way to study Zen, that is…

…Priest get together and send something to the island. In that case we helped. But we never helped ask help. We have no Zen master of our school. They did not like to practice our way under the influence of some other. You know poet dogen zenji was…

…want to explain. Ah, we say just tip what does it mean by just tip? Just tip. Ah, yes, all right. Some monks asked a Zen master it is very hot. How is it possible to sit in some prayer? Prayer not hot or not cold weather? Ah, the master's answer…

…So if you know Zen is something, just to sit in cross legged position like this all day long, or to be kept like a Zen master always, if that is Zen, you know the koan then is better than candy. That is better much better. But I don't think Zen is…

…Zen, you know the koan then is better than candy. That is better much better. But I don't think Zen is just like this. Zen master should be always like this you know like a general. What do you think? Even Zen master, you know, as a descendant of…

…don't think Zen is just like this. Zen master should be always like this you know like a general. What do you think? Even Zen master, you know, as a descendant of buddha, he should not be like general or samurai, he should be buddha, you know as a…

…to shariputra. He is that kind of person. I don't know how to compare shariputra to supute. Supute is more like Zen master type, Zen Teacher type. Shariputra is more not scholarly, more brilliant teacher and who helped buddha in various way. No, I…

…there are many teachers, some of them are teaching Buddhist Precepts and some of them are giving lectures on sutras and I am a Zen master. That was his answer. What do you think that is, if you know? In other words then I may ask you: what have you…

…to involve in discussion of physics. But once there in china there was a monk named sosan Kony. He was a very good Zen master. But a monk asked him: sosan Kony wants to talk about that actually everyone has buddha nature and everyone has there's no…

…we find are the same. We find the same subjects in different order with different commentary. Anyway, the story is the baso Zen master baso, the grandson of the sixth patriarch baso doitsu, the sixth patriarch Eno and his disciple. One of the two main…

…accept it and you compare one to the other and you may say: this is the truth, this is not true and he is a true Zen master and he is not a true Zen master and he is a good Zen Student, but I am not. That is quite usual way of understanding.…

…other and you may say: this is the truth, this is not true and he is a true Zen master and he is not a true Zen master and he is a good Zen Student, but I am not. That is quite usual way of understanding. With this kind of understanding you cannot…

…that way or that way, left side or right side, but he couldn't move like this. So he complained to him, to the Zen masters. The Zen master says: all you have to do is to take care of my durable. All I have to do is to read the book. Go ahead I…

…you have to do is to take care of my durable. All I have to do is to read the book. Go ahead I think the Zen master or not only Zen master the true way of educating person, we have to teach we have to teach pointing to the actual fact, we have…

…take care of my durable. All I have to do is to read the book. Go ahead I think the Zen master or not only Zen master the true way of educating person, we have to teach we have to teach pointing to the actual fact, we have to teach something…

…wear so much, you will not be so cold. If you are involved in tennis practice, actually you don't feel so cold. So he appeared, Zen master, only one and same shirt, he practiced. I said to him: it may be true, he said you have to wear this may be…

…person needs, in a big world, beyond the human speculation, human imaginations what kind of medicine I need or not? Then the Zen master. What she went to see the Zen master means to be completely, to completely fall into the difficulties. In other words,…

…the freedom you seek for, you try various ways of course you will sometime, you will find sometime you wasted your time. If some Zen master drink a lot of sake, you may think the best way to attain enlightenment is to take a lot of sake. Then you…

…there is if you try hard to find out what you should do. I don't scold you so much but if I were a strict Zen master I shall be very angry with you because you give up quite easily. Oh no there's not much equipment to clean, or there's not much…

…Buddhism at all. So he was very much upset and he went away. But before he travelled so long he thought hogen is the famous Zen master. There must be some reason why he said. He said so when I said to study Buddhism is fire, seek for fire. So he…

…this is enough. So to listen to it with empty mind is very important as you practice doesn't it? Once yak san, the famous Zen master in china, was asked to give Zen lecture. It is so long since you gave us your lecture, so please give some lecture.…

…him after he went back to his room: why didn't you give them lecture, some lecture some words? He said: I am a Zen master, so I will not say anything. If you want to study Zen, you should listen to some philosopher, Buddhist philosopher then he will…

…If you want to study Zen, you should listen to some philosopher, Buddhist philosopher then he will explain it in detail. I am a Zen master, so to practice with you is my motto. So for me there is no need to speak and for my students there is no…

…There are many stories like this in shobo Genzo Dogen zenji dogen told us a very interesting story. There was a famous Zen master named isan isan and Kyo San formed and established igyo, igyo zense isan. Some priest, some monk, stayed at isan's temple…

…That monk you know, before taking care of his temple, said I already attained enlightenment under seiho. Seiho was also a famous Zen master. Can you hear me? Also a famous Zen master. So isan asked him: how did you attain enlightenment? Isan asked the…

A famous Chinese Zen master hyakusai, did not give lectures for a long time so his wife asked him to give a lecture. So he came to lecture hall and mounted the altar and sitting on the altar, his wife came back to the room without saying anything. His…

…to the room without saying anything. His teacher asked him: why didn't you give a lecture, some talk? Hyakusai said: I am a Zen master, so if you want to listen to lecture you should go to some other master, like some Buddhist philosopher or someone who…

…to lecture you should go to some other master, like some Buddhist philosopher or someone who knows many scriptures. But I am Zen master, so you should know that I am Zen master he said last night. Reverend Katagiri was talking about how we should make…

…like some Buddhist philosopher or someone who knows many scriptures. But I am Zen master, so you should know that I am Zen master he said last night. Reverend Katagiri was talking about how we should make our effort. When we say to make some effort,…

…It is not matter of something you will find out after reading many scriptures or after listening to fancy explanation of Great Zen master, which is actual fact you are confronting right now here. That is what dogen said. It is not those things you should…

…you are sincere, you may not be sincere enough. That will be how you feel when you become old. You know Joshua, a famous Zen master, Joshua. He joined or he attained enlightenment when he was 18 and he was practicing hard until he was 60. And after 60…

…always on broken chair, mending, you know, the chair by piece of wood and rope like this. I think that is true spirit of Zen master or priest. The image of the priest you have and image of priest we have may be something different for us. Fuyo dōkai…

…non sectarianism, sectarianism of non sectarianism. And he said also: people may say you know Zen, but no patriarch said: call themselves Zen master. Even though people say Zen, there is no need to be or to call ourselves Zen. We are not Zen Buddhists,…

A monk asked tozan Zen master tozan, can you hear me? It is so hot, how is it possible to go somewhere where it is not hot? And tozan asked to the monk: why don't you go somewhere where it is not so hot? And tozan said: tozan asked the monk: why…

…old may be your teacher. He said if you, you know after you attain first stage or second stage, so great scholar or Great Zen master can be a good will give you will give us a great encouragement. But as long as you accept him because of his…

…think you must have some idea of you know why we practice zazen and why practice of zazen is so important. You know, does Zen master suffer in a different way than his students suffer, same way? If he is different, you know I don't think he is good…

…cannot be applied for tomorrow but day after day you should continue studying our teachings according to the circumstances. A famous Zen master, hyakujo, was a disciple of Nansen. He said: if I am like my teacher Nansen, if I attain, even though I…

…some interesting thing or famous koan do you know the koan of hyakujo wild Fox and hyakujo. Hyakujo was a famous Zen master, as you know, who established special precepts for Zen Monks. Before hyakujo, Zen Monks were practicing at some other temple, some…

…I should tell you more about. Tozan zenji instead, but I will not in front of his character. But he was a Great Zen master and what he attained is very high quality and accordingly his disciple is also very well trained monk. Well trained monk a monk,…

…wind is blowing. That was his answer for that and he said: very definitely, he said so. So they thought he made a Great Zen master and that was the beginning of his life as a Zen master. There may be you know, it may be interesting to think about…

…very definitely, he said so. So they thought he made a Great Zen master and that was the beginning of his life as a Zen master. There may be you know, it may be interesting to think about the opinion that a flag is waving because of the wind, or…

…absolute world that is our practice. If I say in this way, it may be rather difficult to understand. Hashimoto Roshi, the famous Zen master who passed away last year, 1967, explains this point. I think I told you once it is like to prepare a food you…

…adjust the flame is important. This is actually. But dogen zenji worked so hard for us descendants not just to usually Zen master. Zen master will give you practice zazen, then you will attain enlightenment. If you attain enlightenment you will be detached…

…is important. This is actually. But dogen zenji worked so hard for us descendants not just to usually Zen master. Zen master will give you practice zazen, then you will attain enlightenment. If you attain enlightenment you will be detached from everything…

…as it is. So if you want to see things as it is, you must practice zazen hard and attain enlightenment. That is usually Zen master will. Say, but our way is not always. That is of course true but we, dogen zenji told us how to adjust the flame…

…and then you should be free from it. That is very hard practice. That is why it takes so long time to be a Zen master. It is not knowledge, it is not some power. The point is whether he is trained enough to make himself pure white material and…

…do you spell that that word d no no uh dzogun in d uh d o u n I n okay, so that does not make you Zen master though that just makes you osho or osho osho, okay and um this is right about when you finished high school, huh no, komazawa, mm yeah,…

…Hi, well, so after two years of confusion, then you became the head of rinzoyin, huh rinzoyin. Did that mean that you were a Zen master? Did that make you a Zen master technically? No, no, no. When did you take when did you become a Zen master at…

…confusion, then you became the head of rinzoyin, huh rinzoyin. Did that mean that you were a Zen master? Did that make you a Zen master technically? No, no, no. When did you take when did you become a Zen master at that time? And then I did. There…

…were a Zen master? Did that make you a Zen master technically? No, no, no. When did you take when did you become a Zen master at that time? And then I did. There were many famous teachers: roshis, tsuzawa roshis when he came to my temple he sometimes…

…that will too after now. Maybe he, my temple, this my boy did my temple say it will be mercy. When did you become a Zen master? I became a Zen master after I had been taking my master's position for a long time. I have to sometimes conduct some big…

…had a special training, getting up pretty early and reciting, practicing zazen, reciting sutra. At that time I saw a famous Zen master, oka Sotan, and his disciple, oka kyugaku. And those famous teachers were there. I was fortunate to see them, even though…

…Maybe I don't know how many times he bowed to buddha. I think that was a kind of prayer. He wanted to be a good Zen master, you know Zen Priest, but he had too strong ego, he was too stubborn and he called himself one legged priest. What do you…

…only one. If you were fireworks how would you handle yourself? You know, you should feel, you know, as if you are a Great Zen master. Oh, this is the bread box. Actually, you don't, you know when you are a student you eat you know when you become a…

…my master. But when I became a temple, priest, you know, naturally I didn't, not because I. How did you feel? How did you feel say to yourself: I am the best student at the Sahara and my future will be a Great Zen master. Thank you very much, hmm.

…that is maybe good and sometimes it is not so good. And as you want me to be more strict and to be more like a Zen master, you know I'm happy to be strict, but I cannot be strict when you don't understand it. Is rather difficult. I feel as if I…

…Let painful legs, you know be painful. That is you know how you practice zazen. In Meiji Period there was a famous Zen master called nishiyari bokuzan when he was what was the name anyway, epidemic, you know, and he was hospitalized but he was still…

…is some technique you know which is very difficult to explain, some technique, you know. In his time there was another Great Zen master called Morita Goyu, who was very gentle and the other Zen master was very short tempered Zen master. It was very good…

…some technique, you know. In his time there was another Great Zen master called Morita Goyu, who was very gentle and the other Zen master was very short tempered Zen master. It was very good contrast and he was, you know a kind of person, always calm…

…time there was another Great Zen master called Morita Goyu, who was very gentle and the other Zen master was very short tempered Zen master. It was very good contrast and he was, you know a kind of person, always calm and always practicing his way. Once…

…effort because we are originally buddha when we think so, it is so. And tosan said to him: oh you look like a Great Zen master, but what you said was very slow, very dull. I thought you are a greater Zen master, he said. So his brother asked back,…

…prepare for something and put it in front of her and she was gazing at it. I think that is not maybe not proper way. No Zen master you know, told us to do so so may not be proper way but for her, you know it was very good, it worked very well…

…you will have deeper practice. So in this sense chanting is necessary. so in china they would chant. You know, some Great Zen master would write some beautiful poem you know about their state of mind or understanding of teaching and they would chant it…

…time at his home always, but he didn't complain about it he rather enjoyed his to make cabinets. But Arai Zenji was so Great Zen master that he you know made up his mind to follow him and so you know he doesn't forget his life in his when he…

…are the monks who had difficult time in his early life to Meiji Period or late Meiji Period. Our most famous Zen master is nishiyari zenji and Morita Morita Zenji Morita Koi. Nishiyari zenji became archbishop of soji temple. Morita Zenji became archbishop…

…much impressed by the boy and he took care. He took good care of the boy until he became a monk. He became a Zen master. Nishiyari zenji is famous for his study of shogunism and Morita Zenji is very famous for his dazen practice. There there are many…

…or people may say, Zen practice is not for us. You may not like it, but by the time you have a caucasian you know old Zen master, you will find out exactly what is Zen. So I want you to be patient enough to continue this kind of practice and it is…

…someone you know, I don't know attained enlightenment, someone may you know ignore our life. I had attained enlightenment under some Great Zen master. So whatever I do, that is okay. I have complete freedom from good and bad the only, you know, those who…

…exhaling this way. Anyway, inhaling, if you are exhaling, it's complete inhaling is not so difficult just do it naturally and exhale. Some Zen master said your breathing could be three times a minute. You know it is pretty long but how you do it is to…

…correct your way or try to adjust your way because you can do it without thinking, without being concerned so much about it. No Zen master, you know almost all the many famous Zen masters are the people who have a very bad habit when he was young it…

…who have a very bad habit when he was young it is amazing to find out. You know if you see the picture of a good Zen master when he was young, you know you would be amazed. You can see, you know by the picture how you know short tempered he was…

…to believe that he was his picture when he was young. Of course, you know it took many and many years to be a Zen master. But that is possible. I think that is a great encouragement for us. I was very short tempered, very short tempered when I was…

…learning, repeating our human life we say he attained that kind of, he obtained that kind of character. When we talk about Great Zen master, maybe so, but I think when they say so, I think they have some reason. That reason they have some experience of…

…life should be for yourself and for others. And each activity, you realize that each activity should be zazen, the famous Zen master, the woman. His words, koans are very famous for its subtlety, very subtle. He explained this point in various ways but…

…is not so you know, hasty so he wouldn't say something like that but right after kataku jin e, which was a Great Zen master, disciple of sixth patriarch, this kind of things was added on the sutra of the sixth patriarch which was written right after…

…follow your understanding, it will not help you. We are now studying a kind of scripture which was written by Chinese Great Zen master entitled sandokai, and last night I explained what do we mean by darkness and what do we mean by brightness. Darkness…

…perfect bodhisattva mind. He said. You know this is why dogen is dogen, this is why we must have dogen. I would say Zen master. And sometimes what he said is quite unusual and so unusual that you may be confused. But he keeps saying: with dualistic…

…So we have some special way to teach of observing precepts. But there is no other way. Doi Zenji was great as a Zen master after practicing so hard without doing anything completely devoted his 40, 50, 40 years of life and came to this conclusion and…

…but it is a waste of time and money for you and you will be very much discouraged because you couldn't see any good Zen master. It is almost impossible to even though there are good Zen masters, but it is difficult to meet him and it is difficult to…

…it's, I don't know so much about art. But art of Zen is you know skill of Zen or skill of practice, to be like Zen master, skillful Zen master who have big strength and who have good practice. It may be you are you know, some of you may practice…

…know so much about art. But art of Zen is you know skill of Zen or skill of practice, to be like Zen master, skillful Zen master who have big strength and who have good practice. It may be you are you know, some of you may practice zazen to be like…

…limited mind you cannot see. Self centered practice doesn't work if you try to attain enlightenment or if you want to be some Great Zen master you cannot be actually a Great Zen master when you don't try to be so, or before you try to do so, or…

…practice doesn't work if you try to attain enlightenment or if you want to be some Great Zen master you cannot be actually a Great Zen master when you don't try to be so, or before you try to do so, or before you practice our way you are buddha, but…

…limitation, you know, to put my head under some limitation, is how we realize our own head. By the way, there is a famous Zen master in china, echu kokushi, nanyo echu, who is one of the disciples of the sixth patriarch. He was a very good Zen master…

…famous Zen master in china, echu kokushi, nanyo echu, who is one of the disciples of the sixth patriarch. He was a very good Zen master but he had not much you know descendant of himself, so we don't know him so well, but he himself was a Great Zen…

…but he had not much you know descendant of himself, so we don't know him so well, but he himself was a Great Zen master. When he was dying, the emperor asked his disciple, you know what kind of tombstone should we make for him after something you…

…as much as you need. So the only way is to trust him or to trust your being here. That is you know speed up Zen, Zen master. You may think Zen master is all the Zen master is very tough, he looks like very tough, you know when you need him to be…

…So the only way is to trust him or to trust your being here. That is you know speed up Zen, Zen master. You may think Zen master is all the Zen master is very tough, he looks like very tough, you know when you need him to be tough, but you know…

…to trust him or to trust your being here. That is you know speed up Zen, Zen master. You may think Zen master is all the Zen master is very tough, he looks like very tough, you know when you need him to be tough, but you know he's he is not tough…

…practice, your weak point of practice then eventually you will have good practice more and more you will understand what you know Zen master said, and appreciate their life more and more. After my lecture I thought about what I said. You know, usually I…

…when he was accused again he cried. Oka roshi was that kind of person it is not usual you know, scar or usual Great Zen master, not usual at all. Very unusual. Why we say dogen zenji is so great is not because of shobo Genzo, maybe, but because of…

…Why we say dogen zenji is so great is not because of shobo Genzo, maybe, but because of his sincere practice, not only as a Zen master but also as a man, you know as a human. He was the most sincere student of Buddhism. Oka roshi was that kind of…

…and as a sailing boat crossing the ocean, whatever the wind is you know, you have to manage your boat. So that is San Zen master I think it was a woman to drive waves, follow waves and drive waves, follow waves and drive waves. That he means when he…

…and as a sailing boat crossing the ocean, whatever the wind is, you know you have to manage your boat. So that is San Zen master I think it was a woman to drive waves, follow waves and drive waves, follow waves and drive waves. That he means when he…

…not move but water flows, river flows. There is not much argument about that. But those things are not. But some Zen master said mountain flows, river flows, mountain flows, east mountain flows over the river, mountain flows over the river stream. And…

…would go through birth and death with me? That is setsuo. That is setsuo's story and then it is appreciated and rewarded by Zen Zen master setsuo. But I want to explain the first part. If you pick up a dust, what it means. Pick up a dust means to…

…togandai, togandai Buddhism is everything and he had great comfort in fatherhood, in practice of buddha's words. So eventually he became a Zen master at that time and he became a master of togandai. So hearing about it, his mother wanted to teach him but…

…much blind, she became a blind beggar. But she thought before she died she must eat, eat well. And he became a Zen master already. But togandai, his students thought his mother came. But togandai, his students thought his mother came and you don't think…

…to help, how to help by practice of Buddhism. He did every way, every possible way to help his mother. There is no such Zen master he couldn't help so kind Zen master for his mother. But he didn't eat and at last his mother died outside, outside, and…

…of Buddhism. He did every way, every possible way to help his mother. There is no such Zen master he couldn't help so kind Zen master for his mother. But he didn't eat and at last his mother died outside, outside, and so he told his students to have…

…very simple, just writing letters. But he couldn't help his blind mother. But everyone acknowledged that he is the most kind, kind hearted Zen master we never had in china or in Japan. There are a lot of stories of Zen masters that we read about the…