2/23/2020
Here we are with a very embodied
Koan by the name of Covid-19. It is not in the book of Serenity, The Blue Cliff
Record or the Book of equanimity, the Gateless Barrier etc. It is as big as the
world and the suffering in it. The passions that exist are beyond
comprehension. How can I even explain my compulsion to work with it?
Here we are stepping into the
unknown and unknowable. I woke up with a head cold sinus combination. At any
other time pre Covid-19 it wouldn’t matter much. For a long time taking off
when feeling slightly unwell has been my practice. I guess two bouts with
cancer taught me how to stay indoors to heal. There is nothing fancy or
glamorous about that. I would miss the
class. The right thing today as it is a
long class and very engaging in many ways. Koans are very embodied and I really
don’t know how to answer them.
What is it?
This virus is an improvisational
work in progress, and it has moves. It is the entire opus. I wanted a Candy
Koan and you gave me this vast emptiness here it is CATCH MY Breath! I dare you.
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