Chris,
I won't *say* what the first principle of Zen is. But I'll say that, although
everything changes at awakening, nonetheless, others will say about you that
you are optimistic and positive, even as never before. You may not think so,
but that goes with the territory, too, and if you can entertain ANY thought at
all, well, that would be amazing: just TRY! ;-)
--Joe
> ChrisAustinLane <chris@...> wrote:
>
> Isn't the first principal of Zen to abandon hope and optimism? What we have
> in front of us is our task. Any thought of it as good or bad (or getting
> better in the so-called future) takes us away from the glory of that task.
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