If you belong to a 12 Step Group, at one time you will hear someone say, "Upon working the steps, one day you will see where the Steps are working you!" The same can be said when you meditate with Zen koans ... a koan can pop into your life when you least expect it, giving you a new perspective on matters. Here we are practicing with koans to see how they can deepen our understanding of the 12 Steps in new and unexpected ways.
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Monday, March 30, 2020
Step 4 and April Koan
Step 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
KOAN: From Bodhisattva’s Vow – Torei Enji
If someone turns against us,
speaking ill of us and treating us bitterly,
it’s best to bow down:
this is the Buddha appearing to us,
finding ways to free us from our own attachments
the very ones that have made us suffer
again and again and again.
Please take care of yourself and others. I look forward
to hearing from you.
Bill K.
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