Mindful Mantras

ombuddha:

It’s not necessary to try to become your true self. You can’t be anything else. It’s impossible to be other than what we truly are - and what we are changes moment to moment. But because our tendency to grasp is so strong, it may take us some time to learn to trust and relax into our unfixed nature. Ego wants to be substantial and special, and it will try to possess each new realization and insight. When ego grasps at the gains we’ve made, we will suffer the consequences. Most of us fall into this trap many times before finally seeing that grasping is futile and admitting to ourselves, ‘ah, maybe i really am zero, nothing special!’ When we make practice our life, we can expect to encounter many traps and sticking places. Yet we can make this an honorable part of our practice by remaining watchful and letting go each time we become stuck. By returning to zero again and again, we gradually close the gap and actualize our unfathomable true nature.

Genpo Roshi.

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