Our Whole Life Through
Our psyches are at least as difficult to maintain as our mouths. Even if we
brush and floss regularly, a steady diet of junk food is likely to make us
ill; even if we meditate regularly, unless we act according to the precepts,
we're likely to suffer. In spiritual practice, we sometimes need teachers
and sangha members to tell us where we're stuck or when we're missing
something. It's not easy to examine the dark places of our minds; it calls
for practice our whole life through.
-- from "That Is Not Your Mind!: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra", by
Robert Rosenbaum, published by Shambhala Publications
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