- As for the blog's name: -


I was @ Gustav Ericsson's sight, - Anzenkai, and I was looking at Nishijima Roshi’s calligraphies over there. Particularly there is one - "seki shin hen pen" - about which Gustav has earlier said in a blog post that it is Nishijima's favorite phrase from Master Dogen.

This seemed strange to me. It was not what I would expect Nishijima Roshi's favorite phrase to be. It seemed it could be some Rinzai master's favorite quote, - it seems to express continuous and constant sincerity, - but it did not seem to fit my view of the way Nishijima Roshi saw things.

So - consequently - I tried to think what would I expect his favorite quote to be. But all phrases I could think of did not seem to fit just what I might have had in mind.

So I tried to come up with what I would see it as, - and what I have come up with - is - "this universe out here".

- And this seems to be the right name for this blog here too.


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1.10.2021

Just a thought which has occurred to me right now, - (see date above) just a question as said: - There is the story of Moses going up on Mount Sinai, there was some other post I wanted to write related to that but I just started and never got it finished, - (if I finish it I’ll add a link) but as for the matter here: - When Moses was up there his brother had the gold calf mask made and people who had been waiting for Moses to come down were worshiping it.

Was this at the will of God or was it not?
- Was this in accordance with the will of this one or was it not?
It is said all is at his will, - is it not? So how about this? Was this incident seemingly raising his fury at his will? - If so - what kind of fury is that?

- It is not complicated. - It is not a matter of many details. Is it refined? You judge. - Never mind. - But what might be said? - Either not all is at his will, - as some apparently claim and believe, - or this anger and disapproval may be quite ungraspable. Or maybe there’s a third answer. People generally believe, as it seems, - that “God”, and “the Lord”, and the “Father in Heaven”, - are one and the same, - merely synonyms expressing the same thing. Perhaps it is not so? All is in accord with the will of the Father, - provided there is any such thing, - but as for the others perhaps it is different.

Anyway, I did not intend to get into this wondering of the third possibility, - I did only intend to present the initial wondering referred to here. Plus I’d mention the wonderings of secular, of materialistics, - here in this issue, - are worthless. - This is not intended for those who think the whole issue is bullshit from the start, - though they might rejoice it in their stupid way.



1 comment:

Ran K. said...

A later thought having occurred to me after posting the post: - (though it still seems to have been obvious earlier too) The Father (as Jesus called it about 2,000 years ago) is totally incapable of anger, - either fury or the slightest bit of anger. It could not be taken by surprise. One can only be angry if things have gone somewhat in an unexpected manner. Encompassing everything the very idea of a surprise is impossible. - Even being disturbed as Jesus seems to have been at the words of St Peter (- Matthew 16:22-23, - Mark 8:32-33) could in no way take place. It does not seem any allegory could be found, but it may be somewhat similar to one's inability to get angry at any baby who isn't yet a week old. Or the ocean not being surprised by your swimming within it, no matter how skilled you are.

It is an ultimate fact. Just for the record, - in the same way you cannot hit your head against empty space, - or trees unable to grow unless they have our planet here below them to grow off it.