The Highest Aspiration | June 8, 2014It’s one thing to practice to get some relief from anxiety, to calm the mind—all of which is certainly legitimate—but it’s practicing Zen on a very superficial level. From the Zen Buddhist point of view this is a very low aspiration. The highest aspiration is the desire for awakening.
—Philip Kapleau Roshi, “Life with a Capital ‘L’”
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The Highest Aspiration
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