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Fallen Oak, Embraced Change
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Sesshin
The talk titled "Embracing Change Through Fallen Oaks" reflects on the symbolic and spiritual significance of a fallen live oak tree at Green Gulch. Known for its previous ceremonial role where it received precepts as a teacher of Buddha Dharma, this tree's fall during a storm serves as a metaphor for embracing change and surrendering to the impermanence of life. The speaker suggests a collective ceremony and chanting in honor of the tree's contribution to the community's spiritual journey.
Referenced Texts and Works:
- Buddha Dharma: The teachings of the Buddha, which the live oak tree was ceremonially asked to convey to other trees, highlighting the integration of nature and spiritual learning.
No specific books or articles are directly mentioned in this session. The references focus on practices and ceremonies tied to Zen traditions rather than individual texts.
AI Suggested Title: Fallen Oak, Embraced Change
Side: A
Speaker: Tenshin Reb Anderson
Location: Tassajara
Possible Title: Sesshin
Additional text: Catalog No. 00758
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I came, I saw, and I feel like surrendering. I said I came, I saw, and I surrendered. Can you turn the lights down please, Steve? Can you please turn the lights down? I feel a little too stupid to try to talk in the face of what's happening around us. So I just have to admit that I'm just a little person and I really can't speak in the presence of this today.
[01:05]
So maybe we could just sit for a little while and wait for the time when I can speak. Did you hear that? Okay. Okay. I didn't want to yell this. Can you hear me?
[02:07]
No? Come closer. Anybody who can't hear, come closer. Anybody who can't hear? Can you hear? If you can't hear, come closer. Come up closer. The older people who have hearing problems, come closer. Can you hear now? Can you hear okay? Okay, well, we have a beautiful tree at the Engulch, a live oak tree. And a few years ago, we had a ceremony where I gave the tree precepts and asked the tree to teach the other trees the Buddha Dharma. And this tree, we were trying to save, but now, in this storm, it came down. So I wanted to tell you that so some of you have a, I think, deep feeling for that tree.
[03:10]
I want you to hear that. And now, we can do a little ceremony. I'm going to turn the direction around for the tree. Did it hit anything? I don't think it did any damage. This is the tree that's in front of the office in the tree house. At Green Gulch. The Green Gulch live oak tree in front of the office in the tree house. Chanting Chanting
[04:18]
Chanting Can you switch your book there? Can you switch your book? Chanting Chanting Chanting
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