We’re saying, once again, that zazen, sitting, is enlightenment. Why? Because second after second as we sit, that’s it. The old tenzo spreading seaweed—that’s a passionate life, spending his life preparing food for others. Actually, all of us are constantly preparing food for others. This “food” can be typing; it can be doing math or physics; it can be taking care of our children. But do we live our life with that attitude of appreciation for our work? Or are we always hoping, “Oh, somewhere there’s got to be more than this”? Yes, we’re all hoping.
