Good morning!
After sittings, we have now a calm, cool, and clear morning. Earlier we could see
mist with the refreshed green grass and trees. Rain in the last few days has given
plants and animals respite from the spell of dry weather, though it was with
unseasonably cool and comfortable temperatures.
There are five peach trees in my yard, each different — the biggest one leaning to
avoid the shade of a cherry tree, the next biggest broken at its root , the next one
uprooted (both by laden snow, but survived), the next one freed from its net
yesterday, and the smallest one remains the same as when it had been transplanted.
Dr. Suzuki of Ability Education, Mother Tongue Method, says that every child
grows great and becomes a genius, and that it solely depends on how it is
fostered. The five principles of ability are better environment, better method,
better instructor, an earlier start, and more practice.
He says that there is no growth of what is not in the environment. We have the
Triple Treasure of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. It’s never too late, but only
practice makes perfect. The Buddha heart seal, sitting, is the supreme method
of settling in wholly wholesome truth and peace, like trees.
8/10/14
