Pursue not the outer entanglements, dwell not in the inner void,be serene in the oneness of things,and dualism vanishes by itself. When you strive to gain quiescence by stopping motion,The quiescence thus gained is ever in motion,As long as you tarry in dualism,How can you realize oneness? And when oneness is not thoroughly understood,In two […]
Month: June 2016
Finding a Lost Object
The Way is perfect like unto vast space,With nothing wanting, nothing superfluous.It is indeed due to making choices that its suchness is lost sight of. — Sosan Ganchi Zenji This passage is the 3rd in On Believing in Mind by Sosan Ganchi Zenji. This passage reminds me of looking for a lost object to the […]
The egg yolk is the soul and the egg white is the spirit
In one Emptiness the two are not distinguished.And each contains in itself all the ten thousand things; when no discrimination is made between this and that, how can a one-sided and prejudiced view arise? — Sosan Ganchi Zenji, On Believing in Mind The other day I was talking to a friend about the tension between […]
To what purpose is our mind disturbed?
To set up what you like against what you do not like- this is the disease of the mind; when the deep meaning of the Way is not understood, peace of mind is disturbed to no purpose. — Sosan Ganchi Zenji I read a Facebook post this week in which a young man related how […]
Three Questions
Someone confided in me today that they were nervous about coming to meditation because they did not feel advanced enough in their meditation practice. Do you feel the same way? Consider the following questions: Can you sit still for 15 minutes with your back straight? Can you keep your gaze toward the floor? Can you […]