Martin Goodson
Reflections for Rohatsu
What is the true nature of reality that the Buddha discovered on his enlightenment and how can we discover it? Martin prepares us for Rohatsu week, the most intensive period for Zen Practice.
In this talk:
Daiko - Osho san: ‘A world that cannot be grasped. A world of change. A vast, open empty sky’ ‘ku’ = emptiness/sky in Japanese - from the Heart sutra.
Background to the Rohatsu sesshin - Buddha’s great effort prior to Enlightenment. True emptiness - what is this emptiness?
Reflections on why the Enlightenment is commemorated in December rather than Wesak in May?
The Power of Letting-go - The past is gone, the future is not yet here, the present is a fantasy…
The empty heart is resilient because it is empty. 3 temptations of Mara. The space in a cup is its utility and service to the world.
Form = Emptiness - the two worlds. - The world of phenomena and the Eternal.
Rinzai’s ‘man of no status’.
