Vital Work: Clarifying and Harmonizing

It is vital that we clarify and harmonize our lives with our work and not lose sight of either the absolute or the practical. – Dogen

I just finished working through the Tenzo Kyokun (Instructions for the Cook) again, planning the ten sessions of the upcoming online practice period. The above quote says a lot of what we’ll be doing – harmonizing our lives and our work, whether that work be in the home, the practice place, the community or the work place.

And just like the text says, even after going over this old dog many times through the years, looking at it again in detail and with what openness of heart I could arouse – brilliant white snow stretching beyond the horizon. And, oh, maybe a piece of dog poop there too. 

There’s still room in the training and in the introduction to the online practice community this Saturday, 9am-10am CST (-6UMT). Register at wfzango1@gmail.com.