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1、EnjoyingtheWayIntroductoryLectureJeffShoreEnjoyingtheWayisthetitleofanearlyChineseZenpoemthatwillbepresentedhereforthefirsttimeinEnglishtranslation.Butletmebeginwithsomeintroductoryremarks.RecentlyIhavebeentravelinginEuropeandNorthAmerica.Buddhiststatuesareeverywhere:inshops,gardens,li
2、vingrooms.Whatistheirappeal,evenformanywhodonotconsiderthemselvesBuddhist?Thesestatues,oftenofaBuddhaseatedinmeditation,giveasenseofcomposureorcalmrepose.Thestatuesareofvaryingquality,butthebetteronesexpressimperturbablecalm,aboundlesscomposurethatcannotbedisturbed.Thisisacentralfaceto
3、fBuddhism.Butthatisnotall.Thereisalsoaboundlessjoy.Forexample,lookatthegarish“laughingBuddha”statuesthatgreetyouattheentrancetoChineserestaurantsworldwide,orbetteryet,atthefineinkpaintingsdepictingthelegendaryHanshan[Kanzan寒山eccentricChinese“ColdMountain”monk].Calmnessandjoymightevense
4、emconflictingattitudes:ifreallycalm,you’renotjoyful;ifjoyful,you’renotcalm.Yetthesetwo–andmuchmore–areclearlyexpressedinfineBuddhistsculpture,painting,andsoon.Fromwheredoesthisboundlesscalmandthisboundlessjoyarise?Theseconcretedepictionsinwood,metaloronpaperareactuallyabstractembodimen
5、tsofawakening.Whatisthat?Itiswhatweareheretorealizeandgobeyond.HanshanandShide,byLiang-kai(Chinese;12-13thc.)2**ThereismuchconfusionsurroundingZenBuddhistpractice–andsomeofitisrelatedtothisimperturbablecalmandboundlessjoy.Forexample,Zenpracticeisdescribedaslettingthingscalmlyandnatural
6、lyunfold.Othersspeakofitasawillfulstrivingtobreakthroughtoajoyousenlightenment.LikeapoorlymadeBuddhaimage,suchdescriptionspresentmerelyonefacetinadistortedmanner.Zenpracticeisnotwillfulstriving.Youwillnevergettherebymerewillpower.Infact,youdonotneedmoreenergythanyounowhave.Youdoneedtof
7、ocusonthematterathand,toproperlydirectthatenergyandnotwasteordisperseit.Throughouttheretreatwewilllearnhowtodothis.IsZenpracticethenamatteroflettingthingsnaturallyunfold?ZenBuddhismissimpleandnatural.Buddhism,however,isnotjustaphysicalposture,norisitmerelyamentaldiscipline.Sinceofold
