Bodhisattvas in the Bath

In a kind of continuation of Genjo Marinello Osho's, "Have You Eaten," he gives a Teisho entitled "Bodhisattvas in the Bath." This too was given during Rohatsu Sesshin and for me deeply impactful.

What got my attention initially is was where he said, "These walls that Hakuin (Ekaku Zenji) has been talked about, we must pierce or break through. Yesterday's Teisho I talked about it being like a tortoise's shell... before I talked about it being a cocoon. This isn't to say that the cocoon or shell, the shell or the wall is wrong or negative. Without it's shell the tortoise couldn't survive. The caterpillar couldn't have room to transform into a butterfly.And the wall that we have... psychological walls are there for a reason. Even if your walls say, I'm not good enough, or unworthy, or I can't do it. Even that is worthy, necessary-cocoon, shell, wall. One way to dismantle it is to ask almost paradoxically, what's right about it? How has this wall or shell assisted me... protected me... nurtured me. We don't have survival instincts by accident."

Personally I had never thought to ask myself, what is so-called right about my walls or how they have helped me. I have only thought about the negatives or the harm in holding on to them. For me that was a new twist, which was unexpected and created a kind of emotional opening for me.

I must say Genjo Osho goes, much, much farther in explorer this path through our practice and it is well worth the listen. As a matter of fact, as he neared the end of his Teisho and talked about "recovering the energy," that we have used to sustain our walls as opposed to discarding them was another unexpected but helpful turn. It was another important thing that I did not previously consider which I found a critical element to move forward with. You may find it helpful to your emotional and spiritual growth as well.

You can locate Genjo Marinello's teisho's on SwtichPod or the iTunes Store. In either place, he offer's it freely.

In listening, I really, really hope that you find a reflection of yourself. I wish you happiness, but the work to get there is not always easy.

Gassho,

Jaye Morris, Curator
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