For this week’s meditation, we turn to one of the classic Zen masters, Huang Po, who tells us…
Q: What is the Way and how must it be followed?
A: What sort of “thing” do you suppose the Way to be, that you should wish to “follow” it?
Old Huang, he’s great, isn’t he?
Take a deep breath. Hold for a second. Exhale slowly and start to focus inwardly. Repeat two or three more times.
You want to know the Way? How to follow it?
Hey, you already know; and there’s nothing to follow.
Just keep breathing and being still and focused.
That’s it.
Stay with this bliss as long as you can.
See, you don’t need gurus, preachers, priests, or professors with long-winded explanations about any of this.
Just be in the now.
Just be.
