Question
I have practiced zazen for years. Before, I had religious beliefs and certainties. After the ordeal of illness, everything was swept away. Now all I see is the hard work of being consistent with our words and actions in a suffering world! How can I find a guiding thread, a balance in the middle of nothing?
Anonymous
Answer from Master Kosen
Being consistent with our words and actions in a suffering world is indeed a sad program. Keep tirelessly placing zazen at the center of everything. In zazen you do not speak, you do not act, and you put an end to the ego’s suffering. From there, invent something new without worrying about what is possible or impossible. Do not let your karma impose reality on you.
Kosen