We don't practice zazen in order to get enlightened; we practice zazen being pulled every which way by enlightenment. The life in which you are glared at by zazen, scolded by zazen, obstructed by zazen, and get along with tears in your eyes is the happiest life, isn't it? - Kôdô Sawaki (1880-1965) From… Continue reading The Stability of One Whole Life
Month: October 2018
Empty Bowl: Two Poems
In the blue sky a winter goose cries. The mountains are bare; nothing but falling leaves. Twilight: returning along the lonely village path Alone, carrying an empty bowl. Foolish and stubborn - what day can I rest? Lonely and poor, this life. Twilight: I return from the village - Taigu Ryokan (1758-1831)… Continue reading Empty Bowl: Two Poems