What do you expect?

[Yugen]

What do you expect?

Do you expect me to have answers? I have more questions now than when I started.

Do you expect me to be an example? What is an example? My mistakes are more instructive than my “successes”

Practice with me because I am flawed, not because I have any inner track on finding “the way” – even if I found it I couldn’t share it with you… no matter how much I wanted to.

Do you look to me for what to do? Who is looking?

What are we doing? Why are we doing it?

I used to rely on myself for practice. Now more than ever I need a Sangha to practice.

I used to like to hear myself talk. Now I listen.

I’m more of a beginner than when I started years ago.

I know less with each passing day.

Each and every one of you teach me, every day.

What do you expect?

Deep bows
Yugen

[Myosha]

In this moment expect present action.

Thanks for impetus!


Gassho,
Edward

[Joyo]

This is so true, Yugen, and I feel so much the same about my own life. It`s not just the Zen path, it`s the path of remaining very humble. Thank you very much for sharing.

Gassho,
Treena

[Dosho]

Gassho,
Dosho

[Mp]

This is wonderful Yugen! =)

Gassho
Shingen

[Kokuu]

Andy

[Ishin]

I agree, the longer I am here the more questions, and yet, I have learned to accept that there will be questions. Thanks for the post Yugen.

Gassho
C

[Shokai]

_/\_

[Kyonin]

Thank you, brother.

Gassho,

Kyonin

[Daitetsu]

Lovely, Yugen - thank you!

Gassho,

Timo

[Rich]

Trust your instincts.



Kind regards. /\

[Seimyo]

[Sekishi]

Thank you so much for this Yugen. "I do not know" has really taken hold during this Ango. What did I expect?

So thankful for this, our Sangha.

Deep bows,
Eric

[Jiken]

_/\_

Gassho,

Daido

[bayamo]

sounds about right..

[Brian]

I used to rely on myself for practice. Now more than ever I need a Sangha to practice.

I used to like to hear myself talk. Now I listen.

I’m more of a beginner than when I started years ago.

I know less with each passing day.

This. This is exactly how I feel right now.

[Kyotai]

Excellent!

Shawn

[Nengyo]

I'm not sure what I'm doing or where I'm going, but I'm making great time!

[Mp]

I'm not sure what I'm doing or where I'm going, but I'm making great time!

Zoom zoom =)

Gassho
Shingen

[Shokai]

Thank you for this teaching Yugen.

BUT, I have one question:

I know less with each passing day.

Does this imply that we all become pure simpletons one day??

[Yugen]

Shokai my dear Brother,

Being a simpleton definitely has its attractions. I may even aspire to "great fool!"

Many bows to you,
Yugen

[Kyonin]

Yes, I'm a simpleton by all extent of the word.

But somehow that feels right.

Lots to learn.

Thank you for this teaching, brother.

Gassho,

Kyonin

[Shokai]

You guys are really quite precious
Thank you both
gassho

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