Three Turning Words

With the Start of the fall intensive at Dai Bai Zan, Cho Bo Zen Ji, Genjo Marinello Osho delivered a utterly breathtaking Teisho. It's entitled, "Three Turning Words," shining brighter than the Hope Diamond. You might think the use of that expression as hype, but it's definately not.

Early on in the teisho, Genjo Osho says, "As someone reported to me in dokusan today, it doesn't matter how intensely You train. Even if You were to become an Unsui (training monk) and join the monastery like Dai Bosatsu in New York or Tassajara in California or Mt. Baldy in California, some of the big Zen monasteries and You were to intensively train 24-7... It doesn't matter how intense You train, it won't produce or give You enlightenment... or peace of mind... or Open-heartedness... or equanimity...

However the more intensely we train... and this can be done whether You are participating in the fall intensive or not. The more intensely that we use every moment, every action of our day to investigate who we are or 'What is this,' then it doesn't matter whether You are traveling or working or making love or mowing the lawn or preparing a meal or even going to sleep. If you use every moment as an opportunity to look and investigate, 'Who is sitting on this cushion?' 'Who is listening to this discourse?'

But who does that? I don't. And I suspect that no one here does that at every moment and at every opportunity. But to the extent that we have woken up enough to know, that this investigation is important and make it our top priority... more important than anything else, because everything else flows from this investigation. Our capacity to be good partners, good workers, good citizens, compassionate beings or mirrors, and beneficial to all that we meet, with a caring open-hearted attitude that is fostered by this investigation undoubtedly into who is sitting on this cushion? Who is breathing this breath" who is listening to this discourse?"

As Genjo Osho drives deeper, in a digestible manner, he offers the entire practice of Zen, simply and clearly, with a complete heart. It's deeply moving. You can hear the entire and download "Three Turning Words," at The Choboji Podcast for free here or go to iTunes and looking under Choboji Media. I'm hoping that You find it as helpful as I do.

Yours In Zen,

Jaye Seiho Morris, Curator
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Comments

[Jack Daw]

Thanks for the post, Jaye. I can't express enough how much I appreciate any zendo or teacher that podcasts their Dharma talks.

They are often an integral part of my practice.

Cheers,
Jack