My favorite Zen to do list came from an obscure author.
It looked like this:
To Do:
1. Think About Life.
2. Enlightenment.
3. Feed The Cat.
or as Buddha once remarked
"Before Enlightenment...Carry water and Chop wood. After Enlightenment...Also Carry water and Chop wood."
Enlightenment is not the destination. It isn't "where we are going"...it is the Beginning and The End. The moment you realize it is a Circle, this life.
Christians talk a lot about rebirth or being reborn.
Enlightenment is also a rebirth of sorts. When you realize the oneness...and acknowledge that you are part of it. That life isn't a singular epiphany...but a series of daily epiphanies. That life isn't linear...but circular.
That each new day you are reborn.
That every moment is a gift.
That every person who has ever passed through your life was important. Either in the love they gave...the lessons they taught...or the memories they left.
That you are enough.
That we are all Buddhas.
(...now go feed the cat...)
(((hugs)))
Carla
