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Why Did Bodhidharma … ?

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What is the heart of any big question? We are swimming in a sea of uncertainty and the mind wants to fill in the blanks. Yet our questions are much smaller than what’s on offer, what’s possible as an answer—the whole universe might be doing something through me.

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Why did Bodhidharma come from the West? 

—Blue Cliff Record

What is the heart of any big question? Our questions might be based on erroneous assumptions, such that beneath it is way too much knowing. The mind resists uncertainty, wanting to fill in the blanks. Even our cells like predictability … but we are swimming in a sea of uncertainty.

Ask the universe any question and it will answer, though it may not take the form you expect or plan for. The answer is larger than the question!

2 + 2 = orange

Our questions are much smaller than what’s on offer, what’s possible as an answer—the whole universe might be doing something through me.

One true thing is all it takes to open the body of reality.

Sunday Zen with Guest Host Jesse Cardin on October 29, 2023.

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