tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091905.post114733368810504437..comments2023-06-20T13:05:35.901+01:00Comments on Ordinary Extraordinary: 'Roar'Shoninhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03635409886545725801noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091905.post-1147812387001695032006-05-16T21:46:00.000+01:002006-05-16T21:46:00.000+01:00gaelin!Long time no blog. But I see you're back on...gaelin!<BR/><BR/>Long time no blog. But I see you're back online. Nice to speak once more.<BR/><BR/>:)Shoninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635409886545725801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091905.post-1147810033167032642006-05-16T21:07:00.000+01:002006-05-16T21:07:00.000+01:00Ahh, the blessed roar :) Much yummyness. Isn't pra...Ahh, the blessed roar :) <BR/>Much yummyness. <BR/>Isn't practice just mindblowing sometimes?Gaelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969439497913460835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091905.post-1147797221174299202006-05-16T17:33:00.000+01:002006-05-16T17:33:00.000+01:00Interesting. I'm reminded of this:If you understan...Interesting. I'm reminded of this:<BR/><BR/><I>If you understand that zazen is the great gate of the law, you will be like the dragon piercing the water or the tiger re-entering the deep forest.<BR/></I><BR/>DogenShoninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635409886545725801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091905.post-1147742996217968422006-05-16T02:29:00.000+01:002006-05-16T02:29:00.000+01:00Dragon symbolism is 'illusion'...At least, in Lank...Dragon symbolism is 'illusion'...<BR/><BR/>At least, in Lankavatara sutra...<BR/><BR/>Thus, have I heard...meleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00414333166879038968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091905.post-1147717100900471572006-05-15T19:18:00.000+01:002006-05-15T19:18:00.000+01:00Some Tibetan Buddhists talk of the 'Lion's Roar'. ...Some Tibetan Buddhists talk of the 'Lion's Roar'. I wonder if it's the same.Shoninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635409886545725801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091905.post-1147717025759066562006-05-15T19:17:00.000+01:002006-05-15T19:17:00.000+01:00Thanks for all this Mary. Fine tuning huh?"When th...Thanks for all this Mary. Fine tuning huh?<BR/><BR/>"When the dragon calls, clouds appear. When the tiger roars, the wind begins to blow." <BR/><BR/>This metaphor is quite obscure. Tell me if I'm way off.<BR/><BR/>The dragon is a celestial being - its call is our desire for 'heaven' - to find enlightenment in some transcendental place outside of ourselves. The dragon is far off in the hevenly realms. The clouds are obscurity, attachment, samsara, confusion. The tiger I suppose must be our own original nature and the wind that blows away the clouds must be the attainment of enlightenment.Shoninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635409886545725801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091905.post-1147712393067662512006-05-15T17:59:00.000+01:002006-05-15T17:59:00.000+01:00Bassui: "When the dragon calls, clouds appear. Whe...Bassui: "When the dragon calls, clouds appear. When the tiger roars, the wind begins to blow."<BR/><BR/>Bassui (1327-1387)<BR/>- "Mud And Water-A Collection of Talks by the Zen Master Bassui trans by Arthur Braverman (1989) North Point Pressmeleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00414333166879038968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091905.post-1147711482463522432006-05-15T17:44:00.000+01:002006-05-15T17:44:00.000+01:00Not just Yoga - Buddhism, too. ;-))'Bhava srota' (...Not just Yoga - Buddhism, too. ;-))<BR/><BR/>'Bhava srota' (SKT) literally means 'fountain of being'.<BR/><BR/>'DivyanandI' (SKT) is literally 'divine sound'. Sometimes translated as 'sound of the universe'.<BR/><BR/>The 'mind place' from which 'thoughts arise', before they have 'arisen'.<BR/><BR/>Often 'sounds' like the 'roar' of a high water fall, or waves crashing.<BR/><BR/>'Fine tuning' - the 'sound' becomes like soft murmur of peaceful brook.meleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00414333166879038968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091905.post-1147679919938689822006-05-15T08:58:00.000+01:002006-05-15T08:58:00.000+01:00Something to do with Yoga right? What does that me...Something to do with Yoga right? What does that mean in English?Shoninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635409886545725801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091905.post-1147659068497826752006-05-15T03:11:00.000+01:002006-05-15T03:11:00.000+01:00bhava srotasdivyanadIJust need a bit more 'fine tu...bhava srotas<BR/>divyanadI<BR/><BR/>Just need a bit more 'fine tuning'...meleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00414333166879038968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20091905.post-1147515581203748342006-05-13T11:19:00.000+01:002006-05-13T11:19:00.000+01:00extra-ROAR-dinary!Maybe a break from zazen is a he...extra-ROAR-dinary!<BR/><BR/>Maybe a break from zazen is a healthy thing. Sitting back down on your cushion- all is renewed?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02699214454125132388noreply@blogger.com