Blue Cliff Record, Case 2: The Great Way Is Without Difficulty
At the root of all conflict and violence in the world is the
way we use our mind to perceive differences. The
differences themselves aren’t the problem; they make the
world interesting. The problem is our deeply ingrained
habit of attaching to those differences and investing them
with meaning and permanence. In this stirring talk, Shugen
Sensei explores the legacy of racism in the U.S., our
ongoing struggle as a country to live up to our professed
ideals, and his wish that all who encounter the dharma can
decide whether it’s for them, without feeling excluded by
virtue of their “differences.”
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