The purpose of Zen practice is to discover the extraordinary in the ordinary.
Most of us are bored stiff. This truth may account for the glitter, glitz, and glamor of American society. We need to be entertained in order to distract us from what we perceive to be an empty existence.
But through zazen practice, we discover a reality that is always new and always phenomenal.
Christ hinted at this truth when he told His disciples, "See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these." (Matthew 6:28-29)
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