Soko Morinaga Roshi sometimes said: “It’s not necessary to look for something special; we just need to know our mistakes.” What he called mistakes is not just a matter of forgetting something or miscalculating something; rather, it is our compulsive habit of attaching to thoughts and at the center of these thoughts is always “me” and the strongly felt assumption that I am a separate person. We might think that we know about our attachment to thoughts, ideas, and concepts and that this knowing didn’t help undo the attachment or suffering yet. But our knowing is often casual. We don’t really know the enormity of confusion and suffering caused by our attachment and identification with thought.
Dear Ursula, this really hit home as I read it first thing this morning! Thank you for the reminder of that "hot stove" of non clinging. These are deep teachings, and I thank you very much for sharing them.
Dear Ursula, this really hit home as I read it first thing this morning! Thank you for the reminder of that "hot stove" of non clinging. These are deep teachings, and I thank you very much for sharing them.
Thank you Ursula, as always, perfect timing on this subject. 🤎
Thank you for sharing your posts full of wisdom teachings. They are valued, appreciated and will be missed. 🙏💙🌹
Thank you for each of your posts and for your book Infinite Ocean. They have greatly supported my practice.