Norman Fischer writes:
“Our life is really nothing more than a series of moment-by-moment meetings. When we meditate, we can see this. Slowing down and focusing the mind, we meet what’s inside us. Sitting quietly, paying close attention, we meet thoughts, we meet feelings. We meet our breath, we meet sensations in our body. We meet fear, memory, desire, aversion, the oddly taken-for-granted experience of identity. Every moment brings a new opportunity for meeting; every moment is a challenge to remain awake enough, soft and persistent enough, to be present with what comes forth.”
Norman Zoketsu Fischer is a Zen priest, teacher, poet, former abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center and founder of The Everyday Zen Foundation. source: Fischer, N. (2003). Taking our places: the buddhist path to truly growing up. HarperSanFrancisco, p.186. image: www.thousandsketches.com.
