Blue Sky Mind

Genjo Marinello Osho has published a new teisho entitled, "How Would You Say It?" I'm very happy to say I was there for Autumn Sesshin (trans. "To gather the Mind"), when it was given. I now too have an idea of how deeply personal, intimate and penetrating his teisho's can be.

Genjo Osho discusses the "restorative" and "healing process," which springs from intensive Zen practice, and how it results in equanimity (def. evenness of mind especially under stress) and balance "as we face the great complexity of our ordinary lives." Early on he reminds how Genki Takabayashi Roshi would often say, "What we are seeking is blue sky mind."

Genjo Osho goes on to say that as we find our "center of gravity," that we can bring to our everyday activities a "peace-of-mind, balance, awareness, and this leads to a kind of caring attention... to detail... to a clear seeing of what needs to be done and the energy and clarity to do it."

But to arrive at that State of "Peace of Mind," and "Balance," we have to do some heavy lifting on the zafu (meditation cushion). Genjo Osho points to the process of unswerving and unrelenting practice which is not theoretical but experiential. If we are capable of hearing It and absorbing It, I would think that we would be better off, on this journey that we are on.

You can download "How Would You Say It?" from SwitchPod. Your other choice is to download it from the iTunes Music Store. Please remember that both services are free and you don't have to have an iPod or some other mp3 player to enjoy them. You just need a computer.

Gassho,

Jaye Morris, Curator
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