Living a Life
Living a life where all of life is a practice is just living
a life with all our senses awake and receptive to the universe around us. I sit
here at my desk with fingers wrapped in bandages. My back aches. I settle in. I notice my breath as it relaxes. Nothing
special. Yet it is.
We are fortunate to be born a human being. Millions of
kalpas have passed with all kinds of beings evolving and here we are. Wow!
Moreover, we are very fortunate to have encountered the Buddha Way. I am so grateful
for all of my life experiences; the good and the bad, grateful to all of the
people in my life over the decades. Sometimes I just feel so overwhelmed with
it all.
It is the simplest things in my life that humble me: a bird
at my feeder, witnessing a white winged dove in her nest with babies. My loving wife offering me coffee or just
checking on me. Maybe just standing up without falling down. Life is
miraculous, it’s that simple. Our practice is to enter it completely without
reservation.
May you be well and free from suffering
Daiho
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