...my wife and I go dancing all the time, and the non-goal of Zen is to do whatever you're doing so totally that you disappear into the doing of it. When we dance, we are totally "in the zone" and totally out of our minds. (I'm always out of my mind, but dancing is one activity that lets Carol join me there. Hehe)
Although I'm very familiar with the Zen tradition, I left it behind more than fifteen years ago. As I wrote in my Pouring Concrete book, I'm glad that my path exposed me to many different spiritual traditions, but it ultimately led right back here to an ordinary but extraordinary life---sipping a McDonald's coffee (two creams and two splendas on the side, please), reading the New York Times, and listening to those ice cubes clink into cups at the drink machine! In fact, I think I'll go get a cup of coffee right now. The puppet master just changed which strings are being pulled.
Although I'm very familiar with the Zen tradition, I left it behind more than fifteen years ago. As I wrote in my Pouring Concrete book, I'm glad that my path exposed me to many different spiritual traditions, but it ultimately led right back here to an ordinary but extraordinary life---sipping a McDonald's coffee (two creams and two splendas on the side, please), reading the New York Times, and listening to those ice cubes clink into cups at the drink machine! In fact, I think I'll go get a cup of coffee right now. The puppet master just changed which strings are being pulled.
