effort

• wholehearted effort is Master Dogen's phrase to describe the instant of our life existing

  Uji 4: Coming into the Present Summer 2007 — Uji

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1. Uji 4: Coming into the Present ●●● Summer 2007 — Uji

   wholehearted effort is Master Dogen's phrase to describe the instant of our life existing

   benevolent forces · participating in the world · wholehearted effort
2. Opposites and Being Upright ●●● July 2009 — Brno

   But eventually he realised that we make effort just for the sake of making effort

   cleaning the windows · effort for the sake of effort · effort to be upright
3. Genjo-koan 1: Four Viewpoints ●●● Summer 2002 — Genjo-koan

   the writing is a window into somebody's lifetime of effort

   effort to understand · window into a lifetime of effort
4. Uji 3: The Changing State of Zazen ●●● Winter 2004 — Uji

   So zazen is self-regulating, providing we make some effort to reach the point where there’s no effort.

   effort to reach no effort · wholehearted effort
5. When the Mud Buffalo Dissolve ●●● August 2011 — Dibbavana

   And we don't need to judge it: Oh, I should be still. So, in training ourselves, we can sit when we can sit.

   difficulties in zazen · go and live your life · training a small dog to sit
6. Bussho 4: The Cut Earthworm ●●● Summer 2005 — Bussho

   Just the act of making ourselves sit when we’re in pain does actually develop some kind of ability to put up with things.

   difficulties in zazen · gaman suru · Himalayan expedition
7. Enlightenment as a Normal State ●●● July 2009 — Dibbavana

   the aim of our effort is just effort. To say that our effort is just effort sounds strange

   cleaning the windows · effort for the sake of effort
8. Effort for Its Own Sake ●●● July 2009 — Dibbavana

   to make effort for the sake of making effort is a very unusual attitude in Europe

   effort for the sake of effort · Himalayan expedition
9. Escape and Refuge in Zazen ●●● May 2014 — Banský Studenec

   You can decide whether to continue sitting with your sleepiness or to get up and have a sleep

   difficulties in zazen · sitting in zazen angrily · straining to sit straight
10. Nishijima’s Four Main Points ●●● September 2015 — Banský Studenec

    So in Buddhism, we can make an effort without worrying about the result

    effort without worrying about results · striving too hard for truth
11. Fukan-zazengi ●●● Shobogenzo

    Do not choose between clever people and dull ones. If we single-mindedly make effort [in zazen] that truly is pursuit of the truth.

    single-minded effort
12. Uji ●●● Shobogenzo

    without the momentary continuance of our own effort in the present, not a single dharma nor a single thing could ever be realized

    momentary continuance of effort
13. Introductions 3: A Middle Without Intention ●●● Summer 2003 — Introductions to Shobogenzo Chapters

    we have to try not to try, it’s a bit of a puzzle

    try not to try
14. Uji 1: The Depth of the Present ●●● Summer 2007 — Uji

    although the scientist wants to be an observer, and has to be in order to be objective, they can’t help participating in it

    participating in the world
15. Kuge 2: Coolness in the Centre of Fire ●●● Winter 2007 — Kuge

    this state in which there’s coolness in the centre of heat, or no pain in the middle of pain

    coolness in the centre of heat
16. Recognising the Marrow in Ourselves ●●● May 2012 — Nová Dedinka

    Push, push. Then we use zazen as a kind of prison. And I think many people who practice zazen do this.

    difficulties in zazen
17. Making Dogen's Words Our Own ●●● August 2012 — Dibbavana

    Some people try to practise zazen as if their hair is on fire. Fiercely, fiercely.

    zazen with hair on fire · enjoying zazen as the last one
18. Effort Without Knowing the Result ●●● May 2014 — Banský Studenec

    it's not necessary to know the result of our efforts. But just to make an effort

    effort without worrying about results
19. Time-Present ●●● Shobogenzo · Uji

    without our own moment-by-moment effort in time-present, nothing could ever be made real

    momentary continuance of effort
20. The Concept of Now in Dogen’s Philosophy ●●● Shobogenzo · Uji

    Our wholehearted effort at this moment not only brings us into the Now, it creates the Now at each moment.

    wholehearted effort creating the now
21. The Eight Truths of a Great Person ●●● June 2006 — Padmafarma

    But in order to achieve something, and to get the results of our efforts, we need to keep going, step by step.

    diligence step by step
22. Ikka-no-myoju 3: Our Place in the Universe ●●● Summer 2006 — Ikka-no-myoju

    for people who practice balance, we can realise that we’re doing our best at every moment

    doing our best at every moment
23. Shoaku Makusa 3: Balance and Not Doing Wrong ●●● Winter 2006 — Shoaku Makusa

    even regretting that we have done something that we should not have done is just energy that promotes our effort not to do wrong

    regret as energy supporting effort
24. Shoaku Makusa 5: The Child and the Old Man ●●● Winter 2006 — Shoaku Makusa

    to actually act in a balanced way is lifelong training. So Buddhism is lifelong training.

    Buddhism as lifelong training
25. Kuge 3: The Whole World in Each Flower ●●● Winter 2007 — Kuge

    No, you’ve done the dots. Now it’s time to do the line.

    grumpy human being on the zafu · measured dots and the drawn line
26. Sacred and Ordinary Together ●●● July 2009 — Brno

    The secret is balanced effort. Don't try too hard.

    balanced effort
27. Buddhist State as Semi-Permeable Membrane ●●● September 2015 — Banský Studenec

    If it's very hard, you want to stop. Wanting to stop is different from stopping.

    wanting to stop and stopping
28. One Moon, Two Moons ●●●

    Master Ungan is saying that he is just sweeping the floor; his action is neither diligent nor lazy.

    Ungan sweeping the floor
29. Gaku do yo jin shu - Practical Advice on Pursuing the Buddhist Truth ●●●

    A person who loves truth should never intend to do easy practice.

    rejection of easy practice
30. Zazen from Four Viewpoints ●●● June 2005 — Lotus Centre

    It's amazing! My legs are on fire. But I'm sitting.

    my legs are on fire
31. Dropping Off Heart, Mind and Body ●●● June 2007 — Padmafarma

    a very stern priest with a big stick is hitting them on the shoulder. So these children were very frightened

    Japanese schoolchildren's fear of zazen
32. Kuge 1: Ripening Fruit ●●● Winter 2007 — Kuge

    to be very disappointed at our efforts and then to be very proud of our efforts, something has unfolded

    disappointment and pride in our efforts
33. Kuge 5: Compassion and Freedom in Action ●●● Winter 2007 — Kuge

    giving a cow or a horse a large field, you know, as an analogy in terms of control

    giving a cow a large field
34. Three Teachings from Japan ●●● September 2013 — Banský Studenec

    most Japanese people don't like to do zazen, because when they were at school, they had to do zazen

    Japanese dislike of zazen

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