an old writer and his words

SHINZAN QUESTIONS THE NATURE OF LIFE

Lou Faber

Why, when you sit on the cushion
do you imagine yourself
becoming a Buddha?
If you can imagine yourself
becoming a Buddha, you
are not yet ready
to become a Buddha.
If you sit on the cushion
and imagine nothing
you grow ever more ready
to find what you no
longer seek so much.

A reflection on Case 70 of the Book of Equanimity (従容錄, Shōyōroku)

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One response to “SHINZAN QUESTIONS THE NATURE OF LIFE”

  1. Joe Kloss Avatar
    Joe Kloss

    As my old friend, Bo Lozoff used to say, stop following teachers around like a puppy, like the teachers are going to give you something. Just go home and sit down and do what they did.

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