“Do your work,” wrote Lao-Tzu in the Tao Te Ching, “then step back—the only path to peacefulness.” Sage advice in itself, this admonition also points toward two complementary practices in the Zen tradition. Undertaken individually, these practices can deepen and illuminate our everyday lives. Undertaken together, they can promote a wholesome balance of action and insight, engagement and contemplative awareness, enabling us to live more wisely. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Carolyn Atkinson’
183. Do your work, then step back
Posted in 1, tagged Carolyn Atkinson, Eihei Dogen, Fukanzazengi, Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi, samu, the backward step, work practice on 18 January 2017| Leave a Comment »
One Time, One Meeting 