Handbook for Zen Students – Part 2
Although I am not worthy of the task, I am intent on the study of the ancient teachings and consider the sacred writings of the sutras to be a great treasure. But these writings are nonetheless numerous as leaves in thick foliage and the sea of the Tripitaka is vaster than the ocean.
Spiritual practice is filled with paradox and irony. We operate in the “changing-with-conditions” reality attempting to become one with “immutability.” We use limited language and limited sense organs and try to push our way through them to freedom. All the while finding that what seems like an undeniable ideal of practice can become its opposite. And, all the while, creating karma in our wake.
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