Question
How do you make decisions, given that you are an awakened being? I imagine you must rely on your intuition, but there is reflection, analysis, calculation, all those things…
Greetings.
Anonymous
Answer from Master Kosen
Being awakened is not a social status.
In that sense, everyone can awaken or grow more obscure at every moment.
Indeed, it is through the decisions we make that we move our lives toward better or worse. That is why making a decision is itself an act of awakening.
Reflection, calculation, analysis, experience, listening to others, ethics, and finally intuition are all means we use to make the right choice. We should not favor one over another, nor neglect any of them.
Do not think that intuition is cut off from reality. It is simply an ability to calculate faster, a larger database at your disposal, provided you concentrate in the right way and above all with faith and love, though without complacency or diplomacy.
Kosen