Ancestral Wakefulness- Kisei, Sensei

I take refuge in the Buddha, I take refuge in the Dharma, and I take refuge in Sangha.

Start with a poem.

This is called Succeeding to the Ancestor's Samadhi.

Have you discovered the ancestor's samadhi? This place where everything is happening.

Nothing is ours.

You're in it right now.

You actually can't escape, for it is your life.

Well, Sasheen is cooking.

Do you feel like you're getting cooked? [laughs]

[laughs]

That analogy worked today.

[laughs]

[laughs]

Yeah, yeah.

Sometimes Sasheen is like a stew.

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The stew of the ancestor's samadhi.

The stew of the earth's deep meditation.

The deep meditation of sky, floorbr- board, bird song, rain.

And if we open our awareness, everything we encounter is in samadhi, the samadhi of itself.

I think this is often why we find peace in the natural world, is the trees are always in samadhi.

The rain is always in samadhi.

Doesn't know anything about separation.

The earth is always in samadhi.

The floor, the walls.

Starting to sound like Dogen.

But everything is inviting us in.

Everything is inviting us home.