tuesdays 1230p, appamada.org
"you cannot hinder enlightenment," possibly paraphrased, written by a well-known zen teacher who i haven't learned his name yet, in a letter he wrote to a student, somewhere in the middle. i burst into tears. such sweetness, after growing up in the mindset of original sin and how, at our core, we are evil. i don't know about that, but i know we are human and that includes buddha-nature.
my mind went blank right before i asked to hear more about taking refuge. that is it! where did my mind go? i don't know--that is it! this is something i can trust.
there is no separation between this moment and what is desired (refuge).
enlightenment is meeting each moment wholeheartedly, with intimacy, as we are. just this moment.
we are always connected to infinite resource (never alone).
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