The Zen of Trauma Quotes

“From a Zen point of view, most of us are commonly asleep to the real world,”
― Harvey Daiho Hilbert-roshi, The Zen of Trauma

“The spiritual hunger in America is well documented. Could it be that generations of baby-boomers are coming to a point where death, impairment, and other losses are looming quite large on the ever-closing horizon? Could it be that we are disenchanted with the power of technology and science? Could it be that many feel alienated from our more traditional religious institutions, yet search on our own for the water that would quench our thirst? Could it be that many of us have now had a few brushes with death and are wiser for it? I do not know, nor does it matter much. The reality is that we are searching for something to add depth and meaning to our otherwise busy, but unfulfilled lives.”
― Harvey Daiho Hilbert-roshi, The Zen of Trauma

“The entire world is understood as a living interrelated and interactive system. Thus, if a tree outside of the zendo is damaged, I am also damaged. Just so, if I am damaged, so too, the Universe.”
― Harvey Daiho Hilbert-roshi, The Zen of Trauma