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Today is the anniversary of Katagiri Roshi’s death in 1990. Following Zen tradition, as the end of his life came into view, he composed this bequeathed verse, known as a yuige:
Living in vow, silently sitting Sixty-three years Plum blossoms begin to bloom The jeweled mirror reflects truth as it is Shohaku Okumura Roshi gave an excellent talk on this yuige to the MZMC community last November. He said that while he was long familiar with the poem, recently seeing it written in Japanese had given him new insight into its meaning. This is a wonderful talk to listen to. You can find it at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs_sWLkyS5o Peace, Andrea Comments are closed.
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