Informal Talks

Originally appeared April 2009

Inherent intelligence or high capacity is not necessary. You should not depend on brilliance or smartness. Don’t exclude those who are very slow or less talented. It is a mistake, however, to say that for the true study you should be like a blind, deaf, or dumb person.

Dogen speaks clearly about the mind that seeks the way and how to maintain the intensity of practice over time.  We couldn’t ask for a world of more distraction than the one we currently inhabit.

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