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On the Activity of Plus and Minus
Teachings of Joshu Sasaki Roshi
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Everything in the universe is the activity of expansion and contraction, of plus and minus. When you breathe in, the whole universe contracts. When you breathe out, the whole universe expands. This is not philosophy—this is the direct experience of zazen. Plus activity and minus activity are not two separate things. They are one activity manifesting in two directions. When you truly understand this, you understand that birth and death, self and other, are one activity. There is nothing to fear and nothing to grasp.
Attribution
By Joshu Sasaki
From Teachings of Joshu Sasaki Roshi
Sources
Teachings of Joshu Sasaki Roshi: On the Activity of Plus and Minus