As we walk our path, we search- sometimes we search for answers to our questions and ironically sometimes we search for the right questions to explain all that we observe and experience!!
The expansiveness of all that surrounds us, makes it seem like an outwards-path.
But the reality is that, it is an inward-path. What we are seeking- our questions and our answers are all within us. As it is said in the Vedic tradition- the observer, the observed and the process of observation is all the same (which is the conscious self).
Here is a short Zen story that nicely highlights this lesson…
The expansiveness of all that surrounds us, makes it seem like an outwards-path.
But the reality is that, it is an inward-path. What we are seeking- our questions and our answers are all within us. As it is said in the Vedic tradition- the observer, the observed and the process of observation is all the same (which is the conscious self).
Here is a short Zen story that nicely highlights this lesson…
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Daiju visited the master Baso in China. Baso asked: “What do you seek?”
“Enlightenment,” replied Daiju.
“You have your own treasure house. Why do you search outside?” Baso asked.
Daiju inquired: “Where is my treasure house?”
Baso answered: “What you are asking is your treasure house.”
Daiju was enlightened! Ever after he urged his friends: “Open your own treasure house and use those treasures.”
“Enlightenment,” replied Daiju.
“You have your own treasure house. Why do you search outside?” Baso asked.
Daiju inquired: “Where is my treasure house?”
Baso answered: “What you are asking is your treasure house.”
Daiju was enlightened! Ever after he urged his friends: “Open your own treasure house and use those treasures.”
