PZI Events Calendar
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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 with David Weinstein: Huguo’s Three Shames
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Huguo’s Three Shames
A monk asked Huguo, “How about when a crane perches on a withered pine tree?”
Huguo said, “It is a shame when seen from the ground.”
“What about when every drop of water is frozen?”
“It’s a shame after the sun has risen.”
“At the time of the persecution of Buddhism, where were the Dharma Guardian Dieties?”
“On both sides of the great gate, they should be ashamed.”
Book of Serenity Case 28
The word “shame” can be used in several ways, functioning as both a noun and a verb.
As a noun:
A painful feeling of guilt or embarrassment: She felt a deep sense of shame after lying to her friends.
Something regrettable or disappointing: It’s a shame that the concert was canceled.
As a verb:
To force someone to do something through a sense of shame: The parents shamed the child into apologizing.
To surpass or outdo someone or something: Her artistic talent put the other students to shame.
Which way did “shame” appear to you in the koan?
For me it was the “shame” of not taking a step from the hundred foot pole.
—David Weinstein
COME JOIN US on Tuesdays for koan meditation, dharma talk and conversation.
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David Weinstein Roshi, Director of Rockridge Meditation Community
