Motivation
Why I practice meditation
Initially I hoped to "get better"
and to become an enlightened Master.
I didn't get better, and I don't know what I am,
yet I still practice Zazen frequently, sometimes gratefully,
and sometimes mistakenly, out of guilt, duty, or hope.
Some thoughts on why I also wrote
I cannot but try to describe meditation
to express my insights, and confess my confusion.
My efforts might help me understand,
meditation may open one's mind and heart.
A monk asked Yun Men,
"What are the teachings of a whole lifetime?"
Yun Men said
"An appropriate statement".
In terms of Yun Men's koen,
this is my statement.
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