“Treading the Mountain Path,
The Violets Fill My Heart,
With indefinable gracefulness.
Though no one pays any attention to the violets along the path,
they still bloom, quietly beautifully elegantly.“
—Basho
In this recent dharma talk, Chodo Robert Campbell inquires how we take notice of details in our life that we otherwise may miss. What violets do you miss as you walk on the mountain path of your daily life? He also discusses decision making that predates thought.
ZenTalk Notes:
Sensei Chodo Robert Campbell is a co-founder of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care and is part of the core faculty for the Buddhist Track in the Master in Pastoral Care and Counseling at Zen Center’s education partner, New York Theological Seminary.
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Music: Heart Sutra by Kanho Yakushiji – Buddhist priest and musician of the Rinzai sect and Imaji temple in Imabari, Japan. In 2003, he formed “KISSAQUO”, a songwriting duo based in Kyoto.
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