There is a beautiful story in the Zen system of allowing human consciousness to grow. A disciple goes to a Zen master and asks: ‘What should I do for my spiritual growth?’ ‘Sweep the floor, chop the wood, cook the food. That’s all.’ ‘For that, why should I come here? I can do that at home!’ ‘But if you are sweeping the floor at home, it’s your own floor. You will not sweep the neighbor’s floor if it is dirty, you will not. Chopping the wood and cooking would be for your own use and who you consider as yours. You are using every activity to enhance who you are instead of using every activity to dissolve who you are.’
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:01:09 +0000
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