Talks by Amy (Tu es cela) Sensei
from the summer 2009 retreat
in Quinta das Águias, Portugal:
Le Web carnet de Amy Hollowell Sensei, fondatrice de la Wild Flower Zen Sangha et successeur de Catherine Genno Pagès Roshi dans le lignage Zen Soto de Taizan Maezumi Roshi, fondateur du Centre Zen de Los Angeles.
The Web notebook of Amy Hollowell Sensei, founder of the Wild Flower Zen Sangha and dharma successor of Catherine Genno Pagès Roshi in the Soto Zen lineage of Taizan Maezumi Roshi, founder of the Los Angeles Zen Center.
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At year’s end: Look closelydécembre 31st, 2015
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Retreat in the Time of Coronavirusmars 13th, 2020
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Heart of Life / Coeur de la vie: Day / Jour Vjuin 28th, 2019
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24 October 2024 – Dharma Talk by Sensei Joa Scetbonoctobre 24th, 2024
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17 October 2024 – An Intimate Dance With What Isoctobre 17th, 2024
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05 October 2024 – The World-Honored One Points to the Earthoctobre 5th, 2024
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words are the lies we use to tell the truth
about a reality? that alienates us from life?
yes, you are right : "contain" is wrong – completely.
Oneness does not "contain" anything.
And yes, language is by nature limited (a "trap," in Ting’s words).
That’s why I suggest translating the words into a language that I do not know (Turkish, Swahili, Farsi…).
I like this question, Lake!
In my words: if you say “oneness” what more can you say there is to it without contradicting this “oneness”? Oneness seems to be the final word.
But if it is, what does it mean?
“I don’t know” seems to be the right thing to say.
At the other hand; all words are traps; even “I don’t know” is a trap.
When we practice close reading (close listening) the words become koans.
They don’t contain the truth; they are – at best – fingers pointing at the moon; attempts to clear our minds.
– onenes (the absolute)
– duality
– and the harmony between them?
3 of them?
What can be oneness when it doesn’t contain duality???
Seems a lot as a katholic God "the creator" – outside of everything? "Something" on its own?
i don’t know…
thank you for your talks, Sensei.