What brings me to Zen practice?

The nature of Zen is that we connect all-over again. It's all about interbeing. We weren't disconnected in the first place. Buddha nature is the interconnectedness of all things. The perfection of all things as they really are Is something that always existed. But we live in the self-centered dream - in our mind. It's not just observing each moment it's being in each moment. Don't just observe your breath, be your breath. Dancing is a metaphor for the Zen life. If you only observe and analyze your moves, you'll never dance. Just like dancing bumble along, make mistakes. It's crazy to ask, why am I dancing? Just walk without this continuous self-reflection, am I doing it right? Send brings us to a sense of perfection, we are just what we are. Suchness, not an ideal self. If we do become more loving and kind, it is because those qualities emerge out of just being the moment.

My notes while listening to Geoff Dawson, Dharma Successor of Charlotte Joko Beck and the teacher of the Ordinary Mind Zen School, Sydney - October 13, 2020