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It’s a glorious thing to have companions on the Way. It’s also one of the great gifts of practice to learn to enjoy one’s own company with the same curiosity and care as one might a dear friend.
Summary
A student asked Baizhang, “What’s the most wonderful thing in the world?”
Baizhang answered, “Sitting alone on Great Courage Peak.”
The student bowed, and immediately, Baizhang hit them.
It’s a glorious thing to have companions on the Way. It’s also one of the great gifts of practice to learn to enjoy one’s own company with the same curiosity and care as one might a dear friend.
Who is this one with whom I seem to spend so much time?
Whose worries wake me in the night, and whose heart beats fast or slow in my chest?
In Zen, to befriend this One is to befriend the whole universe.
Sunday Zen with Tess Beasley & Friends, recorded November 23, 2025
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