Good evening!
Dogen in his Genjōkōan, Realizing Universal Truth, describes the Buddha’s Path thus:
To learn the Buddha Way is to learn the self.
To learn the self is to forget the self.
To forget the self is to drop off
the bodies and minds of the self and others.
To drop off the bodies and minds
of the self and others is to be verified
by all dharmas.
The trace of awakening is at rest and extinct.
The traceless awakening at rest and extinction
is furthered on and on.
Just groping for an elephant has not started even the first step. But this sitting with
the Buddha-mind Seal is the beginning, the middle, and the end of unconditioned
peace and unsurpassed awakening. So, let us strive concentratedly, constantly, and
indomitably without indolence.
2/19/13
