WHAT A DELIGHT THIS MOMENT IS. HOW DELICIOUS

We usually think that life (and practice) must be filled with suffering, struggle and strain.  There is so much we must do, and so little time to do it. And, what if the opposite is true? There is so little to do and endless time to enjoy each moment, person and day.  What if all was already done and here for us to enjoy it?  When we enter the true spirit of Zen, and of the flowing streams of each day, it is  wonderful to taste how delicious life is, and filled with endless surprises and joy. This joy heals and uplifts, gives us our true direction. That is the natural face and heart of the day and of each of us. Whatever keeps us away from this, can be easily swept away. It is simply the believing in the necessity for struggle and failure, pain and effort that  disarms us. It is the fear of stepping out of our usual pathway, sitting for a few moments at the edge of the stream and truly taking real breaths,  and relishing the life that has been given.