Words from Mushin:
Writing this on a quiet afternoon during the Memorial Day weekend, I notice the very simple pleasure that a warm breeze on my face elicits. It’s these unanticipated moments of simplicity, where no mental agenda presses, and the thinking mind is as quiet as the gentle breeze, that the loveliness of summer-scented air can be all and everything. Complete in its conditions. You may wonder how to bring zazen into your “ordinary” life. I recommend this. Notice your assumptions about the form that utter presence must take. Rely simply on making room for awareness, nowhere but right here. The miracle. Conscious, aware right now. It’s so quiet that I can hear my neighbors’ serene conversation a block away. Maezumi Roshi urges us to appreciate our life. This can be so uncomplicated. And always right here.