17 min
NOTHING'S MISSING Zen Wisdom for Your Everyday Life
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We live our lives with the feeling that something important is missing. We may have had it for a little while, but right now, it's gone. So much of our time is then spent searching for what it is we're longing for. And even if we find it again, briefly, the sense of fullness doesn't last long. As we engage in Zen practice, though, a moment comes when we realize that Nothing can possibly be missing. Everything in the world is here. It's in front of our eyes, right here. It's only us, we do not see it, we're clouded by thought and strange hopes. When the veil lifts and we see the truth though, what joy at whatever appears.
We live our lives with the feeling that something important is missing. We may have had it for a little while, but right now, it's gone. So much of our time is then spent searching for what it is we're longing for. And even if we find it again, briefly, the sense of fullness doesn't last long. As we engage in Zen practice, though, a moment comes when we realize that Nothing can possibly be missing. Everything in the world is here. It's in front of our eyes, right here. It's only us, we do not see it, we're clouded by thought and strange hopes. When the veil lifts and we see the truth though, what joy at whatever appears.
17 min