Ven J.M.Cohen and Dogen Sangha and Dogen Sangha International
Dear All Members of Dogen Sangha and Dogen Sangha International,
Recently James Cohen and I have a talk about our Buddhist views, and unfortunately we have found rather big differences between our thoughts.
And thinking such situations we have decided that it might be better for us to work separately from each other for promoting Buddhism.
Therefore James Cohen will work for Buddhism separately from Dogen Sangha and Dogen Sangha International, relying upon his Treeleaf Zendo. Of course he is one of my Dharma Heir, and so even though he does not belong to both Dogen Sangha and Dogen Sangha International, our communication will continue as before.
James Cohen will report a very miserable situations of Buddhist societies today in his comments, but unfortunately such a miserable situations of Buddhist societies are true now, and so we have established Dogen Sangha and Dogen Sangha International to destroy such kinds of serious situations of Buddhism today.
Therefore I would like to ask you all members of Dogen Sangha and Dogen Sangha International to cooperate with us for destroying so bad Buddhism today, and relying upon Master Dogen's Buddhist thoughts to establish True Buddhism in 21st Century, I hope.
With best wishes Gudo Wafu Nishijima
Recently James Cohen and I have a talk about our Buddhist views, and unfortunately we have found rather big differences between our thoughts.
And thinking such situations we have decided that it might be better for us to work separately from each other for promoting Buddhism.
Therefore James Cohen will work for Buddhism separately from Dogen Sangha and Dogen Sangha International, relying upon his Treeleaf Zendo. Of course he is one of my Dharma Heir, and so even though he does not belong to both Dogen Sangha and Dogen Sangha International, our communication will continue as before.
James Cohen will report a very miserable situations of Buddhist societies today in his comments, but unfortunately such a miserable situations of Buddhist societies are true now, and so we have established Dogen Sangha and Dogen Sangha International to destroy such kinds of serious situations of Buddhism today.
Therefore I would like to ask you all members of Dogen Sangha and Dogen Sangha International to cooperate with us for destroying so bad Buddhism today, and relying upon Master Dogen's Buddhist thoughts to establish True Buddhism in 21st Century, I hope.
With best wishes Gudo Wafu Nishijima
posted by GUDO NISHIJIMA | 12:24 PM
1 Comments:
Nishijima sensei said:
"Therefore I would like to ask you all members of Dogen Sangha and Dogen Sangha International to cooperate with us for destroying so bad Buddhism today, and relying upon Master Dogen's Buddhist thoughts to establish True Buddhism in 21st Century, I hope."
Even though I am only a 'foreign guest' in DSI, I share your aspirations for 'True Buddhism.'
Buddhism without Zazen id not 'True Buddhism' as practiced by Gautama, Shakyamuni (The Sage from the Shakya Clan).
Harmonious coexistence between Soto, Shu, Shinshu, and all the other branches upon the tree of Buddhism must share the ravages of common storms and benefit from the same springtimes. May our branches be forever nourished by the same base and cooperatively share a common earth.
Warmest regards,
O-cha-ryu
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