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Fūgai Ekun, Hotei Pointing at the Moon, 1650, Edo period (1615–1868), hanging scroll, ink on paper, 32.9 × 43.7 cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

“The portly monk Hotei is shown hoisting his satchel over his shoulder while he points a finger at the sky above, toward an unseen moon. The abbreviated brushwork and suggestive use of blank space were earlier associated with Zen monk painters of medieval times. The Zen monk Fūgai Ekun of the Sōtō sect followed in this tradition, and often inscribed his paintings in a highly cursive script. The inscription reads:

生涯不貧、大福無隣、指月看月、途中老賓, Shōgai hin narazu/ daifuku rin nashi/ tsuki o sashi tsuki o miru/ tochū no rōhin

Throughout my life, I haven’t been poor Nor have lived amid wealth. Pointing at the moon, looking at the moon, I’m just an old traveler along the way. — trans. John T. Carpenter.”

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Ogata Kōrin, Hotei, after 1704, Edo period (1615–1868), hanging scroll, ink on paper, 28.5 × 36.8 cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

“Hotei (Chinese: Budai) is one of the most beloved characters of Zen Buddhism and is believed to be an avatar of Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future. Potbellied with a shaven head, this cheerful, blissful monk is said to have roamed the countryside in the late ninth to early tenth century in the area of Mount Siming, in southern China, carrying his few belongings in a patched cloth bag.

Hotei was probably first portrayed in painting soon after his death and later entered the folklore of China and Japan as one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Shichi fukujin). In his ink paintings of august East Asian mythological and historical personages, Ogata Kōrin often portrayed the seven gods in a more playful aspect, as seen here.”

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poetyca · 4 years

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Meditare senza forzare

Riflettendo…

La Riflessione

Come può Egli sorridere così felice?

Non confrontarlo con gli altri;

Il suo essere nel mondo non è mondano,

la sua gioia sgorga dalla sua Vera Natura.

Maestro Fugai Ekun (1568-1654)

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In noi la vera natura, nascosta, negata, non riconosciuta.

Aggrappati alle apparenze, a quel che c’inganna con l’attaccamento ad una falsa realtà.

In noi lo sciogliere di ombre per ritrovare la luce del sole, per accogliere in profondità la reale sostanza del nostro essere.

Poetyca

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L’insegnamento

Meditate senza forzare

Fate attenzione a non imporre alcunché alla mente.

Quando meditate, non ci dovrebbe essere sforzo di controllare qualcosa.

Né tentativi forzati di essere tranquilli.

Non siate eccessivamente solenni e cercate di non sentirvi coinvolti in uno speciale rituale:

lasciate andare perfino l’idea che state meditando.

Lasciate che il corpo rimanga così com’è e il respiro così come lo trovate.

Pensate a voi stessi come al cielo, che abbraccia l’intero universo.

Sogyal Rinpoce

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Guardare i pensieri, l’origine delle emozioni, come si guarda uno stormo in volo.

Non provare attaccamento, è sapere che quanto nasce, appare e ci abbandona perchè impermanente,è come sono le nuvole che passano.

Non identificarsi, per vivere quest’attimo, per comprendere che tutto è interconnesso, riconoscendo nell’ignoranza il riflesso delle nostre aspettative; ci rende liberi e capaci di sorriso in ogni istante.

Poetyca

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05.07.2008 Poetyca

Reflecting …

Reflection

How can he smile so happy?

Do not compare with others;

His being in the world is not mundane,

his joy springs from his True Nature .

Master Fugai Ekun (1568-1654)

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In us the true nature , hidden , denied, not recognized.

Hold on to appearances, to that which deceives us with attachment to a false reality.

We dissolve into shadows to find the light of the sun, to receive in-depth the real essence of our being.

Poetyca

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The teaching

Meditate without forcing

Be careful not to impose anything to mind .

When you meditate , there should be no effort to check something.

Neither attempts forced to be quiet .

Do not be too solemn and try not to feel involved in a special ritual :

let go of even the idea that you are meditating .

Let your body remains as it is and the breath as you find it.

Think of yourself as the sky, which encompasses the entire universe .

Sogyal Rinpoche

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Watch your thoughts, the origin of emotions, you look like a flock in flight.

Do not try attachment, is to know that what is born, and it appears we are left because impermanent , it’s like the clouds are passing by.

Do not identify yourself in order to live this moment , to understand that everything is interconnected, recognizing ignorance the reflection of our expectations; makes us free and able to smile at all times.

Poetyca

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05.07.2008 Poetyca

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