
People often ask me how Buddhists answer the question: ‘Does God exist?’ The other day I was walking along the river. The wind was blowing. Suddenly I thought, Oh! The air really exists. We know that the air is there, but unless the wind blows against our face, we are not aware of it. Here in the wind I was suddenly aware, yes it’s really there. And the sun too. I was suddenly aware of the sun, shining through the bare trees. Its warmth, its brightness, and all this completely free, completely gratuitous. Simply there for us to enjoy. And without my knowing it, completely spontaneously, my two hands came together, and I realized that I was making gassho. And it occurred to me that this is all that matters: that we can bow, take a deep bow. Just that. Just that.
~Rev. Eido Tai Shimano
within the bitter shift of change and time and seasons……
inquiry for today~ what will you celebrate without stipulation today?
It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life.
~J.R.R. Tolkien
IB, thank you. Simplicity. ❤
Reminds me of the spiritual inquiry and invitation to ask, And can I allow that too?
Thanks Jane:)