What motivates you?
When I do my zazen at the Zen temple of Mahayana, Dhyana, Chan Buddhist brilliance. What motivates me the most? Is a knock on the back by the sensei with a massive oak stick?
Ouch!!!!!
Lol!!
No…..I actually took one day of Zen practice at White Wind here and it was quite difficult, BUT, I’m glad I did it because all these awesome experiences happened during. And, it’s under my belt.
Nico
Ya it really was!! Zack at the Mergi Shop Japanese store a block away handed me a needed facemask for the class—shout out to that establishment!—and ya Ro. it was really……..wild!! I’m tearing up!! But I won”t go back for a bit lol 40$ and tough ya, I once walked by the temple years ago singing a Hua Tua wiki>Hua Tou (simplified Chinese: 话头; traditional Chinese: 話頭, Korean: hwadu, Japanese: watō) is part of a form of Buddhist meditation known as Gongfu 工夫 (not to be confused with the Martial Arts 功夫) common in the teachings of Chan Buddhism, Korean Seon and Rinzai Zen.
And the female abbot came out laughing “That’s a Hua Tou!!!” I was like yaaaaaaa!!! Lol!!
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To think youre in the Buddha Gautama’s homeland!!! Have you been near Kapilavasthu? Lumbini? Where he was born on a trade route Iba? Around there? Sakyas area, ancient?
And thank you!!!!
nicokfmatte75@gmail.com is my email if you ever so wish to communicate this way, are you on insta. too? Playing airdrums lol?
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Lol!!
Nicholas K F Matte 
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