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April 26: What Is This Light That Everybody Has? – Deep Sit Sunday Zen with John Tarrant & Tess Beasley
May 7–10: Say A True Word & I Will Stay The Night – Open Mind Retreat with John Tarrant, Tess Beasley, & Allison Atwill
June 8–14: Dragons & Tigers, Oh My! – Our Great Summer Sesshin with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers
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TUESDAY ZEN: Sun Face = Moon Face with David Weinstein
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Mazu was sick. The superintendent of the monastery asked him,
“How are you feeling these days?”
Mazu said, “Sun Face Buddha, Moon Face Buddha.”
Sun Face Buddhas live for 1800 years, Moon Face Buddhas live for one day—which would you rather be? This koan isn’t about long or short. I hear echoes of Mazu saying he never lacked for salt or sauce. It is said that the mind is like tofu and takes the shape of any container it is put into, but the point isn’t the shape that the tofu takes, neither is it the shape that our minds take.
Mazu had an idea about what practice looked like, which his teacher likened to trying to polish a roofing tile into a mirror. If you think a Moon Face Buddha is less than a Sun Face Buddha, you’re polishing a roofing tile also. If you think you can judge your practice by any measure whatsoever, you are also polishing a roofing tile.
—David Weinstein
COME JOIN US us on Tuesdays for koan meditation, dharma talk and conversation.
Register to participate. All are welcome.
David Weinstein Roshi, Director of Rockridge Meditation Community
