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: Mount Fuji Obscured by Clouds
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Mount Fuji,
obscured by clouds,
that’s interesting
—Basho
I took a photo of Mount Fuji and clouds during my most recent trip to Japan. My wife and I had gone to the Jukkoku Togei, a 3000-foot mountain pass near the town of Atami, in hopes of catching a view of that famous peak. When we arrived and saw a bunch of clouds between us and the mountain, the poem by Basho came to mind.
What could be interesting about making the effort to see Mount Fuji yet not seeing Mount Fuji because it’s obscured by clouds?
It is the same thing that’s interesting about making the effort to see ourselves clearly and finding ourselves obscured by the clouds of delusion.
In Japan, seeing the New Year’s Day sunrise is considered to bring good luck in the new year. This is what it looked like this year:
It’s a much more interesting image because of the presence of clouds! Sitting in zazen, obscured by the clouds of my delusions—that’s interesting.
—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
