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David Weinstein talks about entering baths in Japan. How do you enter a bath? What is your way? We are not just entering the bath—the bath enters us. Water added to water. It’s not about getting clean; it’s about getting free.
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The importance of the senses in koan practice: According to the Surangama Sutra, in the “old days,” there were sixteen bodhisattvas, and they shared their stories of awakening, based on the senses.
David Weinstein talks about entering baths in Japan. How do you enter a bath? What is your way?
The sieve tossed into the water floats before sinking. Swimming in the pool with tight muscles cause sinking; there is rising and a boost from the water when tension is released. What binds you? Can we be held while falling? Can I let go of what I would like it to be, and let it be as it is?
Just letting the thought be—it’s not distraction, it’s something connected.
We are not just entering the bath—the bath enters us. Water added to water. It’s not about getting clean; it’s about getting free.
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