Mike,
Good lines, the ones you quote, and yours.
And, you know, the play of the universe is not just through "sentient" beings.
I suppose that's obvious, but I mention it to be playful.
By the way, when we chant our Four Great Bodhisattva Vows three times a day at
Zen centers or on sesshin, we first mention Beings, and we vow to save them
ALL. We do NOT say "sentient" beings. No. We vow to save ALL beings. That
of course includes rocks and trees and stars, and we ourselves.
--Joe
> uerusuboyo@... wrote:
>
> Joe, I just got this from tree leaf.org. It's the second line from the poem
> with a commentary below it and supports my point about the truth of the
> absolute and the relative. "When you reflect it you become vast, where you
> embody it you are spiritually uplifted". Vast without boundaries, uplifted
> yet securely grounded in one's seat. In other words, this vastness
> (absolute) experienced in shikantaza is brought into the relative when it is
> embodied. How else could the universe play if not thru us!
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