Reverend Master Jiyu-Kennett The following is Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett’s closing lecture to trainees attending the Denkoe or Transmission of the Lamp retreat in the spring of 1980. During her earlier talks, Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett spoke of Great Master Keizan’s Denkoroku (Record of the Transmission of the Light) as “that by which the perfection of faith may be clearly understood.…It is a series of road maps with signposts. As a result of having…
…, your gratitude to the Buddhas will know no bounds. Back to the top Reprinted with permission from Zen Is Eternal Life, by Reverend Master Jiyu-Kennett. Shasta Abbey Press, 1999. Print, Email, Create a PDF…
…ntial. For this is our true wish. When we are willing to patiently pay the price without counting the cost, we are undoubtedly helped. Myriad feelings may arise, and being human, we have a tendency to try to externalise our pain and longing in a search for comfort outside of ourselves. The consequence is disarray of body and mind. Saying “yes” to the Eternal is not just about saying “yes” to all that is bright and light, but also “yes” to all that…
…aving a commitment to a master intertwined with a basic commitment to every-minute meditation ups the ante on ourselves since following the master includes following not only their spiritual advice, but more mundane, practical requests about which we may have our clung-to opinions. In other words, interaction with a master can challenge us in more ways than we would challenge ourselves, or than we would figure out from reading. The decision to ent…