Today’s Pill #210: “Flowers are only flowers because they fall”
updated 4mo ago
Today’s Pill #210: “Flowers are only flowers because they fall”
Ashish added
This came soon after the Shōgun dialogue and reflects a completely different symbolism of a flower
form. As Zen master Dogen says, “Flowers fall with our attachment, and weeds spring up with our aversion.”
from Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are by Jack Kornfield
- I feel as though I am in one such moment in my inner life, where it feels like seeds I have been nurturing for some time are coming to life, and I am now beginning to understand what the labour I faithfully put in was for. I’m also aware that this phase is not permanent. I can see and appreciate the moment I am in as a moment . Something about that... See more
from being in bloom
Brian Wiesner and added