Another book which I knew I needed to reread on my return — the concluding insight from the residency/journey….. So much in it, but these sentences shone out….
空 Ku = sky, vastness of space. Emptiness, the original nature of being, the “lively energy of Life itself”.
“The lives of all beings, animate or inanimate, are supported by that magnificent energy of being, which is called Buddha……”.
“That is real Buddha, the pure energy at the depth of existence. When you fit into the rhythm of the great energy of being, you feel relief.”
“You realise that you are allowed to live, you are permitted to exist in this world, because the whole world is blooming within your human body”.
“The Light that Shines Through Infinity: Zen and the Energy of Life”, Katagiri Dainin, Shambala, Colorado 2017
I know this magnificent energy, but it has felt hard to hold. Now I know the above to be true, feel integrated, know this lively energy as the core of my being. It’s rhythm is extraordinary but completely natural. It brings relief!