Sunday, February 21st, was an online 1/2 day meditation retreat (Zazenkai).
We joined together online supporting one another in a morning of intensive practice. The day's program included opening & closing ceremonies, zazen(sitting meditation), kinhin(walking meditation), and a Dharma Talk by Rev. Kenzan on "Being a Vessel of the Buddha-Dharma".
Without exception, everyone is a vessel of the buddha-dharma. Never think that you are not a vessel. Only if you practice according to the teaching, will you gain realization without fail. Since you have a mind, you are able to distinguish good from evil. You have hands and feet and therefore lack nothing for practicing gassho or walking. Therefore, in practicing the buddha-dharma, do not be concerned with whether you are capable or not. Living being in the human world are all vessels of the buddha-dharma.
- Eihei Dogen Zenji in Shobogenzo-zuimonki (trans. Shohaku Okumura)
