I read the Dhammapada a book titled The Wisdom of China and India, when I was 16. Had no knowledge of Buddhism until that night. After I read it, I sat on the roof at 3 a.m. and watch the North Star. It changed me forever. Later I took zazen instructions from Kobun Chino and joined Haiku Zendo in Los Altos (where Suzuki Roshi started a small sitting group). “All that we are is a result of what we have thought.”
Thank you, Don, for this beautiful anecdote! I never even heard of The Dhammapada until I was already in my early 30s. My Zen teacher loved Kobun Chino. She said he was very warm, funny, and direct. May all beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering. May all beings know peace. Bowing.
Yes, the Dhammapada has long been revered, an indication of the rise of interest in the Dharma. I have a copy of a Dhammapada translated into Yiddish(!) published in 1958 … iconic for us Bujews. :-) I'll send you photos to your FaceBook messenger.
I read the Dhammapada a book titled The Wisdom of China and India, when I was 16. Had no knowledge of Buddhism until that night. After I read it, I sat on the roof at 3 a.m. and watch the North Star. It changed me forever. Later I took zazen instructions from Kobun Chino and joined Haiku Zendo in Los Altos (where Suzuki Roshi started a small sitting group). “All that we are is a result of what we have thought.”
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Thank you, Don, for this beautiful anecdote! I never even heard of The Dhammapada until I was already in my early 30s. My Zen teacher loved Kobun Chino. She said he was very warm, funny, and direct. May all beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering. May all beings know peace. Bowing.
Yes, the Dhammapada has long been revered, an indication of the rise of interest in the Dharma. I have a copy of a Dhammapada translated into Yiddish(!) published in 1958 … iconic for us Bujews. :-) I'll send you photos to your FaceBook messenger.
Thanks!!