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Summary
In these texts, all work has the same value: typing numbers in a big office and sweeping out the toilets are the same thing. We tend to give different value to different activities and to put physical work at the bottom, yet the cook is called the most important person.
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press the key, press the key, push the broom. Buddhism supports total equality.
Uji 5: Words and Reality Winter 2004 — Uji
Texts
- Old Writings and Our Own Life ●●● September 2013 — Banský Studenecthanking the toilet cleaner · valuing cleverness over physical work
in England we were taught to value cleverness, intellectual excellence. And using your hands, physical work, is at the bottom
- Uji 5: Words and Reality ●●● Winter 2004 — Ujipress the key, push the broom
press the key, press the key, push the broom. Buddhism supports total equality.
- Kuge 4: Nothing to Get Rid Of ●●● Winter 2007 — Kugemountain of work as imagination
a couple of hours later I feel the mountain of work disappeared somewhere. It’s imaginary, I created it.
- Genjo-koan: Being Awake Is Being Here ●●● May 2014 — Banský Studeneccook as the most important person
But Master Dogen said the cook is the most important person.