So a few days ago I posted about non-duality. That night I was reading from Shunryu Suzuki's Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, and had the opportunity to take a step back even further from the concept I discussed before. Here's what he had to say:
"Strictly speaking, there are no separate individual existences. There are just many names for one existence. Sometimes people put stress on oneness, but this is not our understanding. We do not emphasize any point in particular, even oneness. Oneness is valuable, but variety is also wonderful. Ignoring variety, people emphasize the one absolute existence, but this is a one-sided understanding. In this understanding there is a gap between variety and oneness. But oneness and variety are the same thing, so oneness should be appreciated in each existence. That is why we emphasize everyday life rather than some particular state of mind. We should find the reality in each moment, and in each phenomenon. This is a very important point."
If I'm going to get a slap down from anyone, I'm happy to take it from the venerable Zen master.
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