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View submission: Conflicted about Zen Buddhism in general
The little corner of practice, the Soto Zen way, where I sit lets the world be as it is, but without our constant need to change, push, run, judge, plan, make, do. The world is just as it is which, when the mind stops meddling, reveals reality as a Beautiful, Peaceful, Joyful and Whole realm (Big Letters) even though we see its beauty and ugliness, war and peace, smiles and tears, broken pieces when judged with small human eyes. Nothing to escape from, no place to escape to, no need of escape.
Then, with such realization in our bones, we dive into this life with its problems and things to fix, but all shines in a new way. It is something like a guitar that is always in Tune (Big T) even if we need to tune it (little t) and play it skillfully.
Comment by Pleasant-Guava9898 at 16/02/2025 at 12:07 UTC
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Hell yeah!! It is kind of nihilistic but it works for me too. To make it even more simple. I don't worry about anything I don't have control over due to my actions. Things are what they are. Even with my best intentions. Life will do what it is going to do. No need to worry about this outside my control. Which is basically everything but my own actions.