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"...(Kodo) Sawaki, often referred to as "Homeless Kudos" because
of his lifestyle, was possibly the biggest advocate of zazen in the last century.
Sodo Yokoyama was a student of his and a modern day Ryokan who spent his
days in a public park sitting zazen, writing poems and playing music on leaves..."
From: http://www.eugenezendo.org/2003/august.pdf
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Harry.
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I once saw a photo of Sawaki playing a leaf between his thumbs. It brought back the memory of the leaf kazoo back in grade school. Fascinating, the desire to exhale a sound and sometimes ornament it. Ascetically, was Sawaki accentuating "the self" by blowing the leaf?
Nice little article and book reference. Thanks, Harry
Kerry
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And of course leaf meaning, blade of grass. Thanks-
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There was a technique for playing dance music melody here in Ireland using just an ivy leaf, its remembered in a tune title ("The Ivy Leaf"... funnily enough), but I've never seen it done.
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Harry.
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I bet Brian can play leaves and blades of grass. lol.
-E
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