If EWK said Dogen's lineage is not zen, I'd say Dogen agrees. He said if you think we're special because we're zen, forget it, you're just a Buddhist. Then consider what Keizan and Tetsu did after Dogen passed on and now we talk to wild spirits from The untamed wilderness. So be it, I say.
Once a Zen teacher listened to me go back and forth about wether or not to become a monk and he screamed at me " what are you so afraid of? " I screamed back I'm afraid of ruining my life. He rolled his eyes and mockingly yelled, " do you know how many times I'VE RUINED MY life? " he said for many reasons it's impossible to ruin your life.
If some one is stuck in a dharma lowtide, just do low tide practice, like skim boarding. But stay ready for the hightide, and when it comes, surf. Also, don't forget to sit on the beach, and play with friends. But don't waste a second wishing the high tide is low or the low tide high. Don't whish at all.
Your friend Kogen, waiting for the truck in town in the year of the Trump
Submitted July 18, 2017 at 12:04AM by Gocloudrunwater http://ift.tt/2u2vFqW
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