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| photo by Pierce Butler |
Almost a month ago we had our Distant Temple Bell sesshin on Zoom. Pictured to the left are many of the attendees. To celebrate David Rõshi's new book "Wandering Close to Home" we took as our theme a kõan about wandering, Case 20 from the Book of Serenity: Dizang's Nearness. In this kõan, Fayang tells Dizang that he is wandering aimlessly, but he doesn't know where he's going. Dizang praises him, saying, "Not knowing is most intimate."
In these times, with war, politics and wild weather surrounding us, not knowing what will happen next feels realistic. To allow ourselves the intimacy of being in good company in our lostness and confusion is the path that Zen shows us. May we all wander into clarity and balance as we face these difficult times.
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