Guest guest Posted September 23, 1999 Report Share Posted September 23, 1999 At 01:57 PM 9/23/99 , Debora A. Orf wrote: >The two traditions i have practised in are Korean Zen/Soen and Tibetan >Vajrayana. There are also Vajrayana lineages in China and Japan as i >understand it, so not all Vajrayana is Tibetan. Zen is from China, and has >forms of itself in Malaysia, Korea, Japan etc. This is beautiful and informative, well and humbly told, and like a good story, exciting! Was your Korean Zen from Seung Sahn's school? For the Vajrayana Buddhism, do you go to a temple or center? I use Green Tara incense at home. Is that deity a healing deity? Gassho, --Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 1999 Report Share Posted September 23, 1999 On Thu, 23 Sep 1999, Greg Goode wrote: > > Was your Korean Zen from Seung Sahn's school? For the Vajrayana Buddhism, > do you go to a temple or center? I use Green Tara incense at home. Is > that deity a healing deity? yep! dae soen sa nim's dharma heir zen master dae gak is my zen master . (there is more than one dharma heir of zen master seung sahn). We student-types call ZM Seung Sahn "Dae Soen Sa Nim" means something like "great old honored zen master dude". Green Tara is the embodiment of Active Compassion. She's fast. i guess she could be a healing deity, but her specialty is protection from fear. She's knows as the Saviouress. I wrote a prayer to her that is on my website. Martin Wilson wrote a great book on her called "In praise of Tara, songs of the Saviouress" that explores her manifestations from tantric deity to whatever, she has roots in Hinduism as well as Buddhism. A little statue on my altar of her is a Hindu image. behind that is a small thangka (tibetan tapestry). i've burned that Tara inscence you are refering too, its nice stuff. does it come in an small orange/pink box? ok trivia Q for the satsang, whats your favourite inscence??? maitri, --janpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 1999 Report Share Posted September 23, 1999 Debora, Yes! dae soen sa nim's _Dropping Ashes on the Buddha_ is one of my favorite Zen books! My favorite incense? Thanks for asking! Ever since I visited Japan and went to an incense shop in Kamakura close to the great Amida Buddha, I fell in love with Japanese aloeswood scents. Woodsy, not too sweet, fragrant and not smoky. My favorite 2 are: Shoyeido Kyojiman (everyday) Shunkoh (expensive and fantastic, I use for special occasions) I looked and looked to find a place to get the wonderful scents I fell in love with in Japan. Other than the particular manufacturers that sell their own brands only, I did manage to find a vendor. There is an awesome place in Hawaii, The Incense Works, which mail-orders these and hundreds of other kinds of incenses. Not great on Tibetan, they do have Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian, Native American and others. Plus burners, ash, pure aloeswood chips, and all kinds of delights. More than I've ever seen in one place. If interested, you can send for a catalogue by calling (not toll free) 808-878-2122. With love, --Greg At 03:36 PM 9/23/99 , Debora A. Orf wrote: >On Thu, 23 Sep 1999, Greg Goode wrote: >>Was your Korean Zen from Seung Sahn's school? For the Vajrayana >>Buddhism, do you go to a temple or center? I use Green Tara incense at >>home. Is that deity a healing deity? > >yep! dae soen sa nim's dharma heir zen master dae gak is my zen master . >(there is more than one dharma heir of zen master seung sahn). We >student-types call ZM Seung Sahn "Dae Soen Sa Nim" means something like >"great old honored zen master dude". >Green Tara is the embodiment of Active Compassion. She's fast. i guess she >could be a healing deity, but her specialty is protection from fear. She's >knows as the Saviouress. I wrote a prayer to her that is on my website. >Martin Wilson wrote a great book on her called "In praise of Tara, songs >of the Saviouress" that explores her manifestations from tantric deity to >whatever, she has roots in Hinduism as well as Buddhism. A little statue >on my altar of her is a Hindu image. behind that is a small thangka >(tibetan tapestry). i've burned that Tara inscence you are refering too, >its nice stuff. does it come in an small orange/pink box? >ok trivia Q for the satsang, whats your favourite inscence??? > >maitri, > >--janpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 1999 Report Share Posted September 23, 1999 Hi janpa, >ok trivia Q for the satsang, whats your favourite inscence??? sandalwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 1999 Report Share Posted September 24, 1999 Wow, Greg! Thanks for mentioning Kyojiman. With the exception of sweet grass and sage, Kyojiman is my favorite Japanese incense. But I only light it when in ritual play of the Shakuhachi. It is a little too expensive for me to burn every day. I'll check out The Incense Works. However, I'd be interested in an online source; it'd be cheaper in that the overhead of a "brick and mortar" outlet increases the price. Thanks, Raven Greg Goode wrote: > Greg Goode <goode > > Debora, > > Yes! dae soen sa nim's _Dropping Ashes on the Buddha_ is one of my > favorite Zen books! > > My favorite incense? Thanks for asking! Ever since I visited Japan and > went to an incense shop in Kamakura close to the great Amida Buddha, I fell > in love with Japanese aloeswood scents. Woodsy, not too sweet, fragrant > and not smoky. My favorite 2 are: > > Shoyeido Kyojiman (everyday) > Shunkoh (expensive and fantastic, I use for special occasions) > > I looked and looked to find a place to get the wonderful scents I fell in > love with in Japan. Other than the particular manufacturers that sell > their own brands only, I did manage to find a vendor. There is an awesome > place in Hawaii, The Incense Works, which mail-orders these and hundreds of > other kinds of incenses. Not great on Tibetan, they do have Indian, > Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian, Native American and others. Plus burners, > ash, pure aloeswood chips, and all kinds of delights. More than I've ever > seen in one place. If interested, you can send for a catalogue by calling > (not toll free) 808-878-2122. > > With love, > > --Greg > > At 03:36 PM 9/23/99 , Debora A. Orf wrote: > >On Thu, 23 Sep 1999, Greg Goode wrote: > >>Was your Korean Zen from Seung Sahn's school? For the Vajrayana > >>Buddhism, do you go to a temple or center? I use Green Tara incense at > >>home. Is that deity a healing deity? > > > >yep! dae soen sa nim's dharma heir zen master dae gak is my zen master . > >(there is more than one dharma heir of zen master seung sahn). We > >student-types call ZM Seung Sahn "Dae Soen Sa Nim" means something like > >"great old honored zen master dude". > >Green Tara is the embodiment of Active Compassion. She's fast. i guess she > >could be a healing deity, but her specialty is protection from fear. She's > >knows as the Saviouress. I wrote a prayer to her that is on my website. > >Martin Wilson wrote a great book on her called "In praise of Tara, songs > >of the Saviouress" that explores her manifestations from tantric deity to > >whatever, she has roots in Hinduism as well as Buddhism. A little statue > >on my altar of her is a Hindu image. behind that is a small thangka > >(tibetan tapestry). i've burned that Tara inscence you are refering too, > >its nice stuff. does it come in an small orange/pink box? > >ok trivia Q for the satsang, whats your favourite inscence??? > > > >maitri, > > > >--janpa > > > All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. The Radical Truth is Radiance of Awareness. It is Total Independence and Ever Present. The Truth needs no psychological or spiritual crutches. It needs no philosophy, no religion, no explanation, no teaching, and no teacher, and yet It is always their support. A true devotee relishes in the Truth. The Truth of Self-Knowledge which is Pure Intelligence. Welcome all to a. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 1999 Report Share Posted September 25, 1999 Dear Raven and Others: I have a wide variety of incenses that I enjoy, depending on mood and ritual. I like Patchouli, Sandalwood, and a light temple incense used in Shinto ceremonies that is very much like Kyojiman. It may be the same in different label. I also get many incenses from Thailand that I like, but my daughter who is in the Navy and sends me these, did not label them individually, and so, aside from getting someone who is Thai to read the packages, I can only admire "Red,off red" and "Light green." I also make my own from essential oils. Bergamot oil and Sandalwood make a lovely mixture. Blessings Zenbob Of course, we now must begin mixing incenses that can be "Authorized by Swami Gloria, " too. Let's put Raven in charge of the Incense Research and Divine Effluvia Master. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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