Sublime

Your task is to accept yourself—not to find ways to gain my acceptance.”

The elderly tenzo said, “Other people are not me.” Let’s look at this statement. What he is saying is, my life is absolute. No one can live it for me. No one can feel it for me. No one can serve it for me. My work, my suffering, my joy, are absolute. There’s no way, for instance, you can feel the pain in my toe; or I can feel the pain in your toe.