When we sit for meditation, we allow ourselves to be at peace with this body, this moment. That peace echoes through time and space, causing ripples of steadiness.
“The zazen of even one person at one moment imperceptibly accords with all things and fully resonates through all time.” -Eihei Dogen, 13th Century
Hilma af Klint, Group IX/SUW, The Swan, No. 17
On certain days, this reminder serves: even when you’ve had a meditation that wasn’t particularly interesting, stabilizing or life-giving, Zenkei Blanche Hartman writes, “We are not practicing only by sitting, but also before and after we sit. This kind of practice fills the universe.”
Have you felt that?
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