Zenkai Blanche Hartman

“Our practice is to help people, and to help people, we find out how to practice our way in each moment. To stop our thinking and to be free from emotional activity when we sit is not just a matter of concentration. This is to rely completely on ourselves to find absolute refuge in our practice. We are just like a baby who is in the lap of its mother. I think we have a very good spirit in the zendo I practice in. I am rather amazed at the spirit. But the next question is how to extend this spirit to your everyday life. You do it by respecting things and respecting each other, because when we respect things, we will find their true life. When we respect plants, we will find their real life, the power and the beauty of flowers. Though love is important, if it is separated from respect and sincerity, it will not work. With big mind and with pure sincerity and respect, love can really be love.:(Seeds for a Boundless Life)