Description
Even a delicious rest must end. The Dao suffers no plans but its own, and our bodhisattva path requires that we bring it back into the world. In Zen, the path goes on and on—we find more ways to grow the ways we love our lives. We are not trying to reach a place of endless tranquillity.
Summary
Even a delicious rest must end.
The hermit of Lotus Peak teaches us that we cannot take even awakening with us; the path moves on and the universe is always giving us that invitation.
The Dao suffers no plans but its own, and our bodhisattva path requires that we bring it back into the world. Re-entry for a season of rest is required. “The ancestors did not stay here … ”
We listen to the way the world is always inviting us to the next adventure, inner or outer.
In Zen, the path goes on and on—we find more ways to grow the ways we love our lives. We are not trying to reach a place of endless tranquillity.
Comments from Tess Beasley and sangha members follow.
August Sunday Zen Special Series, Part 4 of 4.
Recorded August 27, 2023.