Deceiving Ourselves - 09-09-20 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org

Something arises and we abandon that. We abstract ourselves away into what it is about and what it means. We tend to analyze our life and our state of mind based on conceptualizing. It may have relative accuracy, but when it starts to take priority, it reinforces the attachment we have to who we think we are. Sokuzan refers to Dogen Zenji's teaching ”Drop off body and mind” to explore the area that is not deceptive.

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