2017-07-16: The Clouds' Fascination and the Moon's Cherishing




MN Zen Meditation Center: Sunday Talks show

Summary: Talk given by Bussho Lahn. "A person of the Way fundamentally does not dwell anywhere. The white clouds are fascinated with the green mountain's foundation. The bright moon cherishes being carried along with the flowing water. The clouds part and the mountain appears. The moon sets and the water is cool. Each bit of autumn contains vast interpenetration without bounds. Every dust is whole without reaching me; the ten thousand changes are stilled without shaking me. If you sit here with stability, then you can freely step across and engage the world with energy... Always arriving everywhere without being confused, gentle without hesitation, the perfected person knows where to go." - Hongzhi, "Practice Instructions," from Cultivating the Empty Field, translated by Taigen Dan Leighton