Five Tim Buckley Obituaries

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Doshi Mike Port at Wild Fox Zen

Adam Tebbe on Sweeping Zen

Lion's Roar

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photo from Sweeping Zen film on Zen in America

Dr. Kim

Took some time to find Dr. Kim, Nyoman had driven me downtown Denpasar to find a Chinese medicinal herb place where the old guy read my pulses. Bali Bill had indicated where to go. But then later Bill said there's a place nearby down the Bypass, the busy street, an obscure Chinese grocery store, If they don't have it they'll get it from their Chinese pharmacy downtown. Mentioned that to Nyoman and he knew about it, pointed it out. Why didn't they tell me about it before?

Peter Schneider's email on Tim Buckley's passing

From: Peter Yozen Schneider 

Subject: [SZBA-Full-Member-Email-List] Zenshin Tim Thomas Buckley

Date: April 16, 2015 8:31:48 PM CDT 

Dear Everyone, 

I am sorry to have to announce that Tim passed away a little before noon at his home in Maine.  As many of you may know, he was diagnosed to have Stage Four lung cancer about a year ago.

Posture

If you practice zazen in right posture and in right way there is no secret. That is why I am rather strict with your posture. I can see through your posture whether you have everything or not, whether you are separated from your surroundings or not, whether you are one with your surroundings or not, if you are the master of the surroundings or not, if you are enjoying yourself in your surroundings or not.

Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 65-07-30-D as found on shunryusuzuki.com - Edited by DC  

Chinese Ant Chalk

First used this stuff in Japan. Bought some in Thailand a year ago and are using it now inside because a tiny ant colony has been marching into our kitchen area and finding every crumb and unwiped spot that had something they like. I have enjoyed watching them crawl out of the stove fan vent in the ceiling and walk upside down to the column above the dining table.

Difficult to Understand

It is difficult to understand Buddhist philosophy. The most difficult thing may be to give some interpretation to self-evident fact.

Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture 65-07-30-D as found on shunryusuzuki.com - Edited by DC 

Now it's Monday here.

Enjoying unconnected Sundays. But now it's Monday - so here's a Saunters post. An hour of singles this morning. As the time wears on get weaker, have to focus on gripping the raquet, hitting ball in front, concentrating, shots getting more erratic. Told acupuncturist on other side that a Chinese herb doc told me not to try too hard and he said that just showing up was the important part. Reminded me of Woody Allen saying that 80% of life is showing up. Working on video editing saving the Suzuki for last. Will get to it soon. 

Shunryu Calligraphy

Tim Buckley who passed on two days ago - see yesterday's post gives us this today.

His Great River Zendo Gallery site has a piece of calligraphy.

Under it is a note that reads

Buddha

by Shunryu Suzuki

Posting this larger in the section on cuke for what was created with Shunryu's hand - letters and a little art or drawing.

Bobcat Update

Michael Katz sends Bobcat stories Tass and other.

A response to Bobcat post of Thursday, April 16

Maybe they are like fish stories. There was a Tass one in the ‘70s that began with people’s edible shoes, like Birkenstocks, mysteriously disappearing from outside their cabins.

Ghost in Bemo

Bemos are the VW bus like jitneys that tend to stay to certain routes and pick people up and drop them off. We use Nyoman's old bemo as a taxi. He told me the other day that he had a ghost in his bemo, that it took over and was shaking it side to side and he couldn't control it and finally he could stop it and it didn't come back. He refused my attempts to find a non woo woo explanation. I like woo woo so his take on it was okay by me.