Good evening!
The moon is now approaching almost the half moon phase from the full moon one, and thus the world is illuminated by half.
The Buddha said to youths who were chasing after an improvised girlfriend, running away with someone’s valuables, “Which is more important – seeking the self or chasing after a girl?”
Dogen said, “All beings want to know their selves, but only buddhas, awakened ones, know the true self.”
While there is always the full moon, the moon appears as the half, crescent, new, colored, clouded moon, etc.
Because we don’t know the full moon, the Buddha mind, and the true self, mind, and life, we chase after other things such as money, matter, power, etc.
10/4/12
