tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10942118.post1431278881076707965..comments2023-08-26T02:56:30.210-07:00Comments on Zen: Outside the Margins: Practice RealizationDaiho Hilbert-Roshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265929378244475815noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10942118.post-25278057604366325112009-09-02T11:27:35.946-07:002009-09-02T11:27:35.946-07:00I realized what you are saying here just last nigh...I realized what you are saying here just last night. I have been reading Katagiri's 'Each Moment is the Universe' (for the 4th time, such a treasure) which I think influenced this realization of practice. I put my palms together while passing through the house to an image of a teacher as I often will and paused in the moment of expansion beyond the mere act. It was all one gracefullness. Thanks for putting this to words.No Plane Zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086183987282961557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10942118.post-63855135686763259122009-09-01T07:52:41.344-07:002009-09-01T07:52:41.344-07:00In the Korean Zen tradition, we perform 108 full p...In the Korean Zen tradition, we perform 108 full prostrations every morning. It takes about 15 minutes to do this.<br /><br />It is said that 108 prostrations "off-sets" the previous day's accumulated karma. Some ardent students will do multiple sets of bows every day, working hard to become clear.<br /><br />This intensive bowing is, indeed, a release of self!Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412033978642026623noreply@blogger.com