About Me
I have just returned from intensive period of monastic training. During this period of meditation and seclusion, my thoughts turned inward and I have concluded that there are many things in my life that I must change in order to be able to create more time so that I may deepen both my practice, and my understanding.
Having decided to devote more time to my practice, I am immediately confronted with a problem; there are only so many hours and minutes in a day. This fact forces me to shift my focus from some activities in order to fully attend to others.
I have concluded that, although I enjoy this page, and the activities surrounding it, I simply cannot devote the time to administering it properly as I have been doing.
For the friends that I have made, and with whom I have been communicating, and for my existing friends and family, you may still contact me here, if you wish.. I will check my messages here on a regular basis.
While I enjoy having a presence here and meeting so many new people, it is also true that Zen is a practice... you have to devote time to it... and you have to *do* it.. or you essentially have nothing of any value.
During such an intensive period of introspection and contemplating, where all outside stimulation is removed and one is forced to look inward.. there are many components to one's personality, nature, mind, and life that you are forced to reckon with.
I have to face the simple truth that I have not been giving as much effort as I should be, with the result that my practice is shoddy, my understanding is minimal, and I have a great deal of work ahead of me... this is an extremely important issue to me, so, I have to make the changes that are necessary in order to move forward along my chosen path. The changes with regard to this page are not by any means all of the changes that must be made, but merely one of many.
For those of you with whom I have been communicating regularly... Please know that I value our friendship, and that I am not turning my back on you... I hope you will stay in touch with me and not go away...
There are four great vows that Zen Monastics recite daily;
THE FOUR GREAT VOWS
(Shi gu sei gan)
Shu jo muhen sei gan do
Bo no mujin sei gan dan
Ho mon muryo sei gan gaku
Butsu do mujo sei gan jo
However innumerable all beings are
I vow to save them all
However inexhaustible my delusions are
I vow to extinguish them all
However immeasurable the Dharma Teachings are
I vow to master them all
However endless the Buddha’s Way is
I vow to follow it completely
I am, at present, nowhere near prepared or capable of being able to even minimally realize these vows.. so, there is much work to be done..
I hope you will all understand and wish me well.
With palms joined together in great love, compassion, respect and humility, I wish you joy, peace, tranquility and success on your individual paths...
Yours in the Dharma,
Bu-Gohn Unsui
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