If we lead this sort of life and sit zazen, at whatever age, there is no doubt that we will come to have a commanding view of who we are. When we live this way, not only zazen, but daily life itself, is such that we cannot find the value of our existence in what other people say or in things that we want. It is a life that is unbearable unless we discover the value of our existence within ourself.
What is essential is for us to live out the reality of our true self, whether we are doing one period of Zazen, a five-day sesshin, or practicing for ten years or more.
The Scenery of Life
page 73-74 Opening the Hand of Thought by Zosho Uchiyama
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