Good evening!
Whenever we sit in Zazen, we have a good evening, good morning, and good day,
going beyond our small stiff ‘selves’ – ‘selves’ of selfishness, like the shells of shellfish.
Today, I was caught in a traffic jam until I got off the highway. People in Peking, China
are caught, daily, in smog, which especially includes small, particles, like PM2.4.
Daily, we are also caught in the shells of our selves, societies, states, and symbols.
Thus, constantly, we are caught in the sufferings of birth, death, loss, parting, etc.
When we sit in Zazen in solid and serene state, we stop such habits as these –
shells made from karmas – and cast off these layers of shells, settling in pure
peace and prognosis.
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Note: PM2.5 is Particulate Matter up to 2.5 micrometers in size, toxic organic
matters breathed into lungs, etc., causing sickness.
