MountainMoon.org
Title
Mountain Moon Sangha
Contact
- GlobalRnD
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- Thunder Bay ON
- Canada P7E4V9
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- +1.8076223304
Description
This is the logo as originally conceived back in 1992 in the Sparkes St., Ascot zendô in the days of black and white computers and dot-matrix printers. In Buddhism, the full moon in its roundness means perfection and is used to denote the essential truth, Buddha-nature. It also figures in the Dharma name given me by my Zen Master: Chigetsu Myôkô [The Subtle Light of the Moon of Satori Wisdom] and is implied in my Teaching name: Sei’un An [lit. clear skies cloud or Clearing Away the Clouds, said Yamada Rôshi]. And when the clouds clear, the moon appears. Mountains figure in two of my three most favourite koans: Go straight along a mountain road with ninety-nine curves. [No. 11 of the Miscellaneous Collection] and "Carrying my staff across my shoulders, I pay the others no heed and go straight into the thousand peaks. [Blue Cliff Record Case 25 The Hermit of Lotus Peak Holds Up His Staff] (In case you were wondering, the third favourite is Blue Cliff Record Case 80, Jôshû’s Newborn Infant ) So, Moon is the object of the practise and Mountain, it’s way and fruits; hence, Mountain Moon. And of course, Sangha is the company of excellent companions. My Australian students will recognise one of their Glasshouse Mountains.
