By Norman Fischer — 2017
On the Buddhist path, says Zen teacher Norman Fischer, our intention deepens into commitment and then into vow. At that point, our intentions and our life become one.
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CLEAR ALL
Today does not become yesterday, and Dōgen-zenji states that today does not become tomorrow. Each day is its own past and future and has its own absolute value.
Buddha’s teaching put the emphasis on selflessness. Buddhism is not a special cultural heritage.
We practice zazen because that is the only way to go beyond thinking mind—emotional activity.
When you can sit with your whole body and mind, and with the oneness of your mind and body under the control of the universal mind, you can easily attain this kind of right understanding. Your everyday life will be renewed without being attached to an old erroneous interpretation of life.
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities. In the expert’s mind there are few.” — Shunryu Suzuki
Our effort in Zen is to observe everything as-it-is. Yet even though we say so, we are not necessarily observing everything as-it-is.
A Zen Master’s Lessons for Living a Life that Matters
Understanding how caretaking is different from caregiving.
To change the experiences of your life requires becoming aware of the intentions you are choosing moment to moment, and the experiences you encounter, and then making the connections between your intentions and your experiences.
“Intention is not something you do,” says Dyer, “but rather a force that exists in the universe as an invisible field of energy—a power that can carry us.”